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jemal qiria

beletristika
tomi 7

kibe
iakobisi
(trilogia)

wigni pirveli . dResaswauli, 1947 (gv.5)


wigni meore. kvarcxlbeki, 1953 (gv.207)

Tbilisi 2008
gamomcemloba `saari~
am tomSi warmodgenilia trilogiis pirveli ori wigni. esizmra yrmas, marTali Toduas:
pirveli wigni _ `dResaswauli, 1947~ gamoqveynebulia idga igi udabnosa adgils, ara uwyoda gzai arsaiT, arca
Jurnal `mnaTobSi~ (5_6, 1995, 1_2, 3_4, 5_6, 1996).
aRmosavaliT, arca dasavaliT, arca CrdiloiT da arca samxriT...
meore wigni _ `kvarcxlbeki, 1953~ gamoqveynebulia
Jurnal `ganTiadSi~ (3_4, 5_8, 9_12, 1994). wyuroda da wyali ara dioda wyaroisa... arca puri aqunda mSiersa
mesame wigni qveyndeba momdevno tomSi. da maSuralsa... verRara epova sibrZnei igi cxorebisai, rameTu
sicocxle ufrois Znel ars, vidre sikudili...
`ufalo, maswave me gzani WeSmaritni!~ _ RaRadyo yrmaman
man marTali Toduam.
`he, Zeo, aRaxilne Tualni Senni!~ _ xmai mamisai ganivrco zecasa Sina.
aRaxilna Tualni yrmaman man.
naxa kibe igi saocari, miwiTgan vidre zecad aRmarTuli.
angelozni RmrTisani aRvidodes da gardamovidodes kibesa zeda.
Tayuanisca saswaulsa mas yrmaman marTali Toduam. ganagdo
biwi da WuWyi miwisai da aRvida casa eTerovansa, rameTu suli
misi subuqi ivltodes zeviT.
ixila yrmaman taxti igi oqroisi, mun jdes mamai Cueni da
xelT upyris saswori samarTalisa... mun qerubimni Semokvrides
buksa da naRarasa, musikobdis da mRerodis...
Znel ars mosmenai xmaTa RvTaebrivTa marTalTa...
Znel ars xilvai sinaTlisa WeSmaritisa...
© jemal qiria - kibe iakobisi
saavtoro uflebebi daculia
da ganiRviZa marTali Todua Zilisagan... verRara xedvi-
dis naTelsa da arRara esmodis xmani...

teqnikuri redaqtori: irina markozaSvili

gamomcemloba `saari~
ISBN 99940-
wigni pirveli

dResaswauli, 1947

SqviT noemberq mu miRuni,


vagaWyordu moxandes,
arwiviSi mangioro
CaquC-magana doxantes...*

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Semdgom, araerTgzis, SeWirvebis Jams, marTali To-


dua cdilobda CaeRwia mexsierebis SoreTSi, ufro miR-
mac ki, sizmrisa da cxadis gasayarSi. nislsa da bundo-
vanebaSi Wvretda igi sinaTlis sust anarekls, mkrTali
ciali ubnevda gonebas da erTmaneTisagan ver gaerkvia
namdvili da warmosaxuli, WeSmariti da mogonili... piru-
ku Cahyveboda drois saTvalavs, ewada uxilavi zRva-
risaTvis mieRwia, ararsisagan `me~-s rom gamohyofda, mag-
ram gascdeboda xolme daniSnulebis sadgurs _ Jams
sulis STabervisa da iWvneulad kiTxulobda: nuTu marad
varsebobdi? ver moeazrebina, Tu ra iyo es arseboba, ra
formiT moergo mis ltolvil suls, saiT midioda gza,
romelzec usasrulod unda evlo, ver mimxvdariyo
mizezsa da mizans, swyuroda amoxsna arsebobis qaragmisa,
Tumca kargad uwyoda, miuwvdomels rom gamohkideboda,
winaswarmetyvelurad grZnobda, WeSmaritebis karib-
WesTan rom gasruldeboda es srbola, iq, kibis pirvel
safexurTan movidoda usasrulo da ukidegano simSvide...
mkrTalad axsovda: odesRac qva iyo, ukunidan movle-
nili. miwa iZra da moulodnelad mowyda igi macxovris-
goris ferdobs. mowyda da dagorda... sinaTlisa da sisw-
rafisagan Tavbrudaxveulma Camolewa buCqnari, mosrisa
mwvane, lorTqo balaxi, CaaRwia Cxeriis WalaSi, napirze,
sxva, adre Cagorebul lodebSi CaiWeda, gayuCda, win ki
gamWvirvale Cqerals mohqonda msubuqi talRebi... netav
vin Cado mexsierebaSi es gaelveba _ macxovrisgoridan
dagorebuli qvis gancda... an ranairad arsebobda Semdgom
da Semdgom samyaros es usulo natexi, Cxeriispiras rom
mieCina bina... xan mwveli mze dahnaToda, xan kokispiruli
CamoTqrialdeboda cidan, sinaTles bneli cvlida,
bnels kvlav sinaTle... zogjer adidebuli da mRvrie

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Cxeria gadauvlida, waxnagebs Camourecxavda, adgili- diax, axsovda marTali Toduas, TvalebSi rogor Ca-
dan ki veRara Zravda... mere movida viRaca, dakoJrili xeda didma utu Toduam, marTaliad wodebulma, Caxeda
xelisgulebi SemoaWdo, Ronivrad mozida, ZlivZlivo- lurji, fiqriani, aumRvreveli mzeriT, sadac amoikiT-
biT mowyvita riyes, cimcim waiRo da macxovrisgoris fu- xeboda: vina xar? nuTu Senc ufalma gagaCina? goniereba
ZesTan, maRali kibis pirvel safexurSi Cado, gverdebi Tu moganiWa? mexsierebiT Tu dagajildova? albaT imi-
kiriT Semoulesa _ am pirveli safexuridan mwvane fer- tom sdumxar, Cemze meti ici da ukve amoxseni maradiso-
dobi arboda zeviT, cis gumbaTamde... bis saidumloeba!.. iqneb sacnauria SenTvis, Tu saidan
rodis moxda yovelive es? an moxda ki?.. eWvis bindi movdivarT Cven, kacni qarTlosianTa modgmisa, kidev
efina am gaxsenebas, radgan sxva xatic tivtivebda marTa- ramden xans unda viaroT sisxlis am wvimebSi, win ra
li Toduas warmosaxvaSi da ver gaego, sizmris kvali iyo mogvelis?.. gaitruna mdinaris ku, Tavi moimkvdaruna.
Tu cxadisa... ukan macxovrisgora azidula, win gamWvir- mis sizmareul da bindmofenil zmanebebSi quruSi Rrub-
vale Cqerali moagorebs msubuq talRebs. kus baknisaTvis lebi Canda, saidanac sisxlis wvimebi moSxapunebda da
Seufarebia Tavisi jerac Seucnobeli, euli suli. samya- Cxeriis talRebs wiTlad aferadebda... didma utu Tod-
ro saSiSroebiTaa savse. xandaxan Tavs gamoyofs baknidan, uam ki, marTaliad wodebulma, amoioxra da gaamxneva:
frTxilad mimoixedavs, wylis mousvenar trials daak- `Senc RvTis Seqmnili xar!~ zmanebidan gamovida mdina-
virdeba _ wylis lukluks erTvis lodebSi qaris sisini, ris ku, Sexeda kacs. am lmobieri pirisaxis miRma, Tval-
foTlebis Sriali... Cu, ucxo xmebic ismis! miwa iZvris sawierze Canda sxva daRlili saxeebi wverosani mamaka-
TiTqos!.. adamianebi moabijeben!.. sadRac zari rekavs _ cebisa, TavzeviT frialebda utus laSqris wiTeli Sila,
ZinZinZin! ku bakanSi imaleba, Tavis gamoyofisa eSinia... ufro Sors, zeviT aziduliyo mwvane ferdobi da iq, cis
miwa iryeva, uTvalavi fexisxma erTmaneTs uerTdeba... gumbaTze oqros jaWvebiT ekida uflis maRali taxti...
adamianTa usasrulo nakadi moedineba Cxeriis WalaSi, yoveli mxridan sxivmofenili, igi iwvoda TiTqos, samya-
zogni saurme gzas mohyvebian, zogni riyeze gadmodian, ro naTels aevso da macxovrisgoridan Crdili arsaiT
qvebs aCxrialeben, sxvebi wyalSi dgafuniT gadian, amRv- efineboda... arc utu Toduas hqonda Crdili, marTaliad
reven... modis laSqari da haerSi hkidia Segubebuli, wodebuls, mzis sxivebs ganemsWvala igi da haeris am gamW-
mrisxane dvrini _ `utuSi jariSi goluafiro, voho- virvalebaSi qreboda mexsierebis fofina xati...
hoiaodo!..~* zari ki sadRac gamafrTxileblad rekavs _ vin gansazRvra SesaZleblisa da SeuZleblis zRvari?
ZinZinZin! gana SeuZleblis SesaZlebloba araa, rom miwam dagvbada
uceb viRaca Cerdeba. pawawkintela kus gauCinareba da maradiul gzaze saxetialod gagviSva! _ ase fiqrobda
swadia, gatrunula, Tavs imkvdarunebs... `utu, daxe, mdi- marTali Todua da Soreuli sizmrebis anarekli suls
naris ku!~ bakani riyes moswyda, haerSi gadayiravda, mzem uforiaqebda.
SemoanaTa da mzesTan erTad _ orma lurjma, daRlilma _ bJa dia re Cqimi, TuTa mua Cqimi...* _ xumrobiT Ca-
da dafiqrebulma Tvalma... `nu geSinia, sabralov, Senc uleqsa erTxel efro da cacana bebiebs.
RvTis Seqmnili xar!~ _ Tqva didma utum, marTaliad wo- efrom pirjvari gadaiwera, ratomRac xma gaebzara:
debulma, da ku riyze dasva... _ macxovris Svilo!

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am sityvebis Sinaarsi ver amoxsna marTalim. deda- lis karibWeSive STaagones, rom RmerTi arsadaa caTa
bers albaT undoda eTqva, mzesa da mTvares SeeSvi, yve- Sina, rom aris ukidegano sivrce da Cven mtverni varT,
lani RvTisSvilebi varTo, an imas gulisxmobda, xorci- am sivrceSi gabneuli, usulo materiis cvalebadobaTa
eli dedmama ara gyavs da RmerTs miendeo, anda imasac Sedegi, SemTxveviTobaTa jami, arsaidan da arsaiTken
fiqrobda, miwam dabada adamiani da amjerad macxovris- mavalni...
goramao... efros sjeroda saswaulisa, _ macxovrisgo- 2
ras ubedurebis motanac SeeZlo da bednierebisac...
macxovrisgoram gera moinela, mere ki nestoric, magram Tavisi oTxTvaliani oda aguris maRal svetebze Se-
macxovrisgoram mis SviliSvils suli STabera da amiT ar modga tataCi Toduam. saxli ucxo ram frinvels daems-
gawira Toduebis gvari. gavsa, ise msubuqad aweuliyo, sacaa gafrindebao, anda
_ macxovars SeeSvi! _ mkacrad CaurTo cacanam, mux- qari dauberavs da waiRebso. albaT asec moxdeboda,
lze gadaSlili sqeltaniani wigni Seimagra, saTvalidan mtkiced nagebi buxari rom ara, SuaSi rom amoiyvanes, oT-
gamoxeda efros: _ bavSvs tvins nu umRvrev! icis biWma, xiv oTaxisaken piri gauxsnes, mexuTe keria qvemo, Ria
visi Svilicaa! sarTulze dautoves. ifiqra, albaT, tataCim, vinZlo
marTalis `bJa~ marTa iyo, `TuTa~ _ tataCi. bedma gamiRimos, saSualeba momeces _ kedlebs amovu-
_ adre am goras saxeli ar hqonda, _ Tqva cacanam, _ Seneb da esec pirveli sarTuli iqnebao. Turme didxans
macxovrisgora utus dros daerqva. utu Toduam, mar- ar ewera sakuTar saxlSi cxovreba da es imedi, sxva ime-
Taliad wodebulma zed saydari aaSenao, gera ityoda... debTan erTad, saiTkenac wavida, iqiT gaiyolia... moxer-
mere movida nestori da daangria... xebuli ram aRmoCnda Ria sarTuli. zamTrisaTvis SeSas
axla taZari aRar iyo macxovrisgoris Tavze. mwvane Seinaxavda patroni, an Zroxas miuCenda adgils, zafxu-
xeTa varjebSi nangrevebi Tu gamokrTeboda ruxad, mag- lobiT ki iseTi grili sio uberavda, papanaqebaSi suls
ram efro iqiTken roca gaixedavda, winandeburad maRla moaTqmevinebda kacs.
azidul taZars xedavda, cis gumbaTze oqros jaWvebiT es daumTavrebeli saxli darCa tataCis. jerac ram-
Camokidebuls, da pirjvars gadaiwerda: `RmerTo, Cemi deni ram iyo gasakeTebeli! sxvenis Tagvi lamfis Weridan
marTalis mfarvelo!..~ Sexedavda SviliSvils da kvlav iWyiteboda da mtvers Camoyrida xolme... iatakis RriWo-
pirjvars gadaiwerda: `RvTismSobelo qalwulo, saswa- ebi TandaTan WuWyiT amoiglisa da gaqra. kedlis WuWru-
ulmoqmedo!..~ tanebSi adre uberavda. erTi piri Zveli gazeTi aakres,
erTxel iyo da efro bebias dascda: iq, macxovrisgo- zed Spaleri daawebes. mogvianebiT, Spalers Tu cotaTi
raze muxlis CoqviT avida qalwuli marTa, RvTismSobels aaxevdi, `yazayiSi gazeTis~ yviTeli furceli gamoCnde-
evedra, berwad nu damtoveb, Ze momivlineo... Seismina boda da megrulad dawerili komunisturi lozungebi
RvTismSobelma! sasacilod ikiTxeboda... erTxel anaxevidan tataCis su-
urwmunod gaaqnia Tavi cacanam, cxviri wignSi Cargo, raTmac gamoixeda. daxeT, mamas imodena wona hqonia, mis
TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams. suraTs gazeTSi beWdavdnen.
_ da suli Cemi Casaxlda Cemsave gvamSi! _ iangla ma- _ isakis saqmes gadaayoles Cemi Svili, Jvaniasi! _
rTalim, radgan ara sjeroda saswaulebisa. adreve, sko- Tqva erTxel efrom, amis meti araferi wamoscdenia.

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zustad aTi wlis win gavida Sinidan tataCi. marTalim CaRad auwvarTia... tataCis fotos gverdiT, kedelze, sxva
maSin araferi icoda amaebisa, iwva akvanSi, kmayofili Ru- suraTic hkidia, aTiode wlis gogonasi. bavSvuri, gacre-
Runebda da xan Tavis `bJas~ axedavda, xan `TuTas~. maxsov- cili pirisaxe, didroni Tvalebi, wmindad davarcxnili,
so, Tavs ityuebda marTali, akvanSi viyavio Cakruli, Suaze gayofili Tma da mkerdze gadmogdebuli ori naw-
satyuaras vwuwnidi, vRuRunebdi da marTas da tataCis navi. gogona nawnavis bolos morcxvad awvalebs. esaa
vaTvalierebdio. albaT efrosa da cacanas mravalgzisi da es! marTam verasodes moicala sxva suraTis gadasaRe-
monayoli efineboda erTimeores da igi marTalis mexsi- bad. marTa aRaraa, kedels ki aTi wlis gogonas suraTi SerCa
erebis nawili gaxda. ori wlisa kvlav akvans iTxovdio, da marTali cdilobs am bavSvSi amoikiTxos dedis xati...
amatebda cacana, da TiTqos yvelaferi Tavis adgilas erTi didi suraTic amSvenebs zalas _ muyaoze das-
lagdeboda. tambuli. zed oTxi beladis Tavia gamosaxuli, TiTqos
daixara tataCi akvanze. loya gaparsuli hqonda, ulva- kisrebze wauWriaTo. adre am adgilas RvTismSoblis xati
Sebi Capaevuri da pataras am ulvaSebiT Rababze miuxaxuna. ekida. cacanam Camoaxsnevina da samagierod es suraTi ga-
mere wamoimarTa, Sexeda gamtknarebul marTas, CaxleCili moWima. beladebi amomaval mzes gahyureben. sams seri-
xmiT Tqva: `amaRam, albaT, movlen!~ sityva damTavrebulic ozuli, ocnebanarevi mzera aqvs, meoTxe ulvaSebSi iRi-
ara hqonda, WiSkarTan gaCerebuli manqanis TuxTuxi ga- meba da marTalis ver amoucvnia es Rimili.
isma. tataCim budidan revolveri amoiRo da mosulT gae- suraTebqveS, kedelTan momcro magidaa. zed wigne-
geba. isini samni iyvnen da ukve kibeze amodiodnen. tataCim bi awyvia, tataCis nayidi wiTelydiani, oqrosvarayiani
revolveri SemarTa da ubrZana: `SeCerdiT! icodeT, ar tomebi. oTxi beladis brZnuli azrebia Sig Cawikwikebu-
dagindobT!~ sameuli gaCerda. tanze tyavis qulajebi li. tataCis Turme ocnebad hqonda gadaqceuli, odesme
ecvaT, sartyelze mauzerebi ekidaT, magram samidan erTi movicli, Cavujdebi da sibrZnis pirvelwyaros veziare-
ver daaswrebda tataCis da ukandaxeva amjobines. ezodan bio. vera da ver moicala... axla cacana dasakuTrebia am
xelebaweulni gavidnen. tataCi trifoliatis dabal Robes wignebs. sasoebiT aiRebs morig toms, ar gavaWuWyiano-
gadaevlo da mezobeli ezoebiT mousva... sameuli cota vo, gazeTs Semoaxvevs, cxvirze saTvales wamoicvams da
xans idga Toduebis WiSkarTan, yoymanobdnen. mere erT- tuCebis cmacuniT kiTxulobs. efro am dros Soriaxlo
maneTs raRac gadaulaparakes, mopirdapire saxls miad- Camojdeba, windas qsovs, xandaxan gaxedavs cacanas, Tavs
gnen da iq rom izoriebi cxovrobdnen, imaTi mamakacebi ukmayofilod gaaqicinebs, albaT, miaCnia, amodena wigne-
waasxes, manqaniT nelinel mihyvnen... bis wamkiTxveli mTlad Wkuaze ver iqnebao... gava dro,
is izoriebi ukan veRar dabrundnen... verc tataCi marTalic gadaSlis am tomebs, WeSmaritebis amokiTxvas
moindomebs _ pasuxs kiTxvebze, azris pirveli gaelve-
dabrunda ukan, miwam piri uyo TiTqos...
bidan rom dahyva: saidan movdivarT? sad mivdivarT?
cocxali mamis xateba ar SerCa marTalis mexsierebas.
risTvis?.. gvian mixvdeba _ pasuxis misaRebad msoflio
ulvaSis cacuniRa ezmaneboda da eRutuneboda. tataCi
biblioTekis yvela wignic ar kmara... jerjerobiT ki pa-
mxolod suraTebSi arsebobda. kedlis fotoze viwro-
tara marTali frTxilad Seaxebs TiTs wiTel, oqrosva-
saxiani, damfrTxali axalgazrda Cans. gazeTis furcli-
rayian yuas da madlieria mamisa, anderZad rom aseTi sim-
dan sul sxva, Tavdajerebuli kaci iyureba, ulvaSebi yo-
didre dautova...

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zalis ukan sasadiloa. ase hqvia, Torem ori dedaberi qebSi ise Caikargeboda, arca Canda. buxris Tavze RvTis-
da biWi sadac rogor mouxerxdebaT, ise sadiloben. fan- mSoblis erTi cida xati idga, cacanam zalidan rom ga-
jarasTan dedikos sawoli dgas. marTalis lamazi da sev- moabrZana. efro SiSneulad, CumCuma unTebda sanTels.
diani deda ukve aRaraa da am sawolSi aravin iZinebs. xan- fanjridan gaxedavda macxovrisgoras da pirjvars ga-
daxan moeCveneba marTalis, rom daRlili marTa sawolze daiwerda, mere Sexedavda xats da kvlav gadaiwerda:
Camomjdara, xelebi muxlebze Camouwyvia. zis Cumad, siv- `RvTismSobelo, Sen gadaafare mwyalobeli kalTa Cems
rceSi iyureba... ra tkioda dedas? ra awuxebda? cacana marTalis!~
ityoda, Cemi gogo adre sul sxvanairi iyoo. cerze aiwev- cacana wina oTaxSi iZinebda, fumfula leibebsa da
da Turme, mklavebs gaSlida, ki ar cekvavda, dafrinav- sabnebSi iwva. esec patara qali iyo, oRond TviTonac
dao... fandurze rom daamRerebda, iseTi sirinozis xma fumfula da qaTqaTa. uzarmazar baliSebs Semoiwyobda,
hqonda, cremls ver Seikavebdio... gaicinebda da piridan cxvirze saTvales wamoicvamda da tuCebis cmacuniT,
vardi da margaliti cviodao... Cemi lamazi gogoo! _ marcvalmarcval kiTxulobda. xandaxan amoioxrebda da
dasZenda cacana... rodis iyo es? romeli sizmridan Ser- gaocebiT wamoiZaxebda: `vin yofila, Za, es buxarini!~ `di,
Ca cacanas qaliSvilis Zveli xati?.. marTalis arasodes vin yofila es trocki!~
smenia dedis simRera, fanduri ki mudam dumda karadaSi ai, am saxlSi daibada da fexi aidga marTali Toduam.
_ im dRidan, roca tataCi gavida Sinidan da aRar dab- fexi aidga da farTo aivanze gavida... gavida da gairinda,
runda... xmaCaxleCili patefoni Tu aJRerdeboda To- Tvali gauSterda. saxli arc ise maRla idga, magram Cxe-
duebis ojaxSi xandaxan, adre tataCis rom aCuqes sani- riispira veli msubuqad italReboda da talRis zurgs
muSo samsaxuris wil. patefonis xma bangiviT moqmedeb- amoewia Toduebis ubani, romelsac adre kosioris quCa
da marTaze, kuTxeSi mijdeboda, gailurseboda, uCumrad erqva, mere komunarebisa, dabolos _ talaxaZisa... pir-
cremls Seiwmendda... mere is bneli Rame dadga, marTa da velxiluli suraTi mereTisa samudamod SerCa marTal-
marTali Sinidan rom gavidnen. ukan daxuruli kuboTi is: zafxulis mcxunvare dRe iyo is dRe. sivrces Tvle-
moasvenes marTa, gaxsna aukrZales... dedabrebma civ fi- mismomgvreli siwynare efina. lorTqo mwvaneSi Caflu-
cars axales Tavi, ise damarxes erTis Svili da meoris li yavriani odebi erTimeoris gaswvriv Camorigebuliyo.
rZali, TiTqos batonebs waeyvanaT... qalaqi auCqareblad eSveboda Cxeriis Walisaken. gaRma
didi xnis Semdegac, Zilis win cacana moulodnelad napiri kvlav aRma adioda da iq TeTrad moqaTqaTe ramde-
gayuCdeboda da xmadabla ikiTxavda: nime Senoba ampartavnulad dahyurebda garemos. Senobebs
_ iqneb Sig marTa ar iyo, ha?
miRma mwvane kedlad idga qalaqis bulvari da botanikuri
efro Tavs aswevda, isic Cafiqrebuli ityoda:
baRi, romelsac Tavis wiaRSi mieRo mTavris Zveli sasax-
_ vin icis, iqneb Cemi tataCic cocxalia!
le. dabolos, macxovrisgora wamomarTuliyo qalaqis
dedabrebi SeTqmulebiviT erTmaneTs Sexedavdnen
Tavze, cas mieltvoda... ufro Sors kavkasionis lurji
da TavTavianT oTaxebSi wacunculdebodnen...
qedi igragneboda; maradi kavkasioni TiTqos mcirdebo-
ukana, momcro oTaxi, sakuWnaos rom hgavda, efro be-
da macxovrisgoris uCveuli zeswrafvasTan...
biasi iyo. TviTonac mocucqnulsa da galeuls, es oTa-
xic ebevreboda. uamrav patarpatara baliSebsa da muTa-

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marTali ucbad wamoxta, lestambes miewia, sakinZeTi
3 CabRuja da kedels zurgiT miaWeWya.
_ va, ra ginda?! _ gaioca lestambem.
zaris darekvas cotaRa aklda, roca marTalis win _ me ki ara, Sen ra ginda? _ muqariT hkiTxa marTa-
daWmuWnili qaRaldi daeca. biWebi ukve mouTmenlad lim. TaviT yanyratomde Tu swvdeboda, magram Ronivrad
cmukavdnen. geografiis maswavlebeli griSa yolbaia eWira.
auCqareblad agrovebda magidaze gaSlil qaRaldebs. duru gegia movarda, SuaSi Caekvexa.
bolos Jurnalic dakeca, saCvenebeli joxi Sig Cado da _ CxubobT?
iRliaSi amoiCara. imave xeliT globusic Caixuta. Tavi- gasvla vinc ver moaswro, irgvliv SequCdnen.
sufali marjveniT yavarjens daeyrdno da xis fexi ka- _ Cxuboben?
risaken braguniT gadadga. swored am dros daireka, mag- _ Cxuboben!
ram sanam griSa maswavlebeli kars ar gaixuravda, adgi- Cxubi zeimia!
lidan wamoxtoma veravis gaebeda. _ me ra minda? _ gawela lestambem, Tan mimoixeda,
marTalim qaRaldi gaxsna da saxe auxurda. Sig erTa- mSvelels Tu eZebda.
derTi sityva eweraA _ `mezizRebi!~ vin unda yofiliyo? mSvelelmac ar daayovna, aqlemaparmenma Semoyo gr-
marTalim mzera frTxilad gaapara. biWebi startze idg- Zel kiserze wamocmuli Tavi.
nen, gafacicebiT adevnebdnen Tvals maswavleblis nel, _ Sen! _ TiTi miuSvira marTalis, _ Sen! _ ariqas, _
mtanjvel svlas karisaken. lestambe Toloraiam piri
Sen! _ durus, _ da Senc! _ lestambes, _ direqtorTan!
miabruna, wignebs saqmianad Crida naWris CanTaSi. `ra
derefani unda gaevloT. win aqlemaparmeni midioda
unda? _ gaifiqra marTalim, _ ras gadamekida?~
da lestambes guli moeca.
lestambe klaselebSi yvelaze maRali iyo, owinari-
_ ra minda da... _ CauCurCula, _ Cxubi minda!
viT zevidan dahyurebda Tanatolebs. sigamxdrisagan
_ davartyaT?
sinaTle gasdioda. patara pirisaxeze paWua cxviri aCnda.
_ davartyaT!
`Tavi moaqvs, _ braziT sjida marTali, _ albaT grZelia
_ botanikurSi! _ beWedi dausva marTalim.
da imitom, anda magisi mamikosi eSiniaT, bikentisi, da imi-
aqlemaparmenma eWviT moixeda, albaT veraferi gai-
tom... an saxelis gamo! tyuilad ki ar ixumra ariqa ZaZu-
go da gza ganagrZo.
am, vinc lestambes Witlays amohkravs, komkavSirSi ar
direqtori marto ar brZandeboda. sxva viTarebaSi
miiRebeno!~
ampartavani, qedmaRali da mkacri, saCxubrad momar-
griSa yolbaiam fexi zRurbls miRma gadga da biWebis
Tuli Tamaradireqtori axla pirmoTneobis gansaxiere-
moTminebac dailia. mTelma klasma karisaken ixuvla.
ba iyo, bageze naZaladevi Rimili aRebeWda da stumars
_ ha, ras elodebi? _ ariqam Seyovnebul marTalis
TvalSi Sescicinebda. stumari ki, bikenti Toloraias
mujluguni hkra.
moadgile vava zarqua Sinaurulad miyrdnoboda skamis
_ Sen xom ar ici, vis vezizRebi?
_ gaafrine? zurgs, fexi fexze Semoedo, xelSi sayvaviledan amoRe-
buli vardi eWira da awvalebda.

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biWebi kedlis gaswvriv Camwkrivdnen moridebulad. alaparakda, _ pioneruli fici xom dadeT? yelsaxveve-
aravin icoda sakuTari danaSaulis simZime, magram Tav- bi ratom ar gikeTiaT? es araa kargi, magram ara uSavs...
daxrilebi elodnen msjavrs. xandaxan SiSianad Sexedav- Tqvenma direqtorma miTxra, sando ymawvilebi ariano!..
dnen vava zarquas da mis TiTebSi momwyvdeul vards, xom iciT, me vinca var? _ ikiTxa uceb.
romelsac, albaT, ezareboda kacis TeTrad gacrecili _ es amxanagi vavaa! _ sulswrafad CaurTo direqtorma.
TiTebi da zizRisagan kvdeboda. _ axla me Tqven erTi saidumlo unda gagandoT! _
marTalisac ezareboda es kaci. vava zarquas melot- xmas dauwia vavam da biWebma kisrebi waigrZeles. rogo-
ze Reri Tma ar SerCenoda da Tavze ZarRvebis lurji ria, bikentis moadgile maT saidumlos andobda! _ ico-
qseli aCnda. meCxeri, JRali warbebis qveS uferuli, uwam- deT, arsad erTi sityvac ar wamogcdeT, Torem daisje-
wamo Tvalebi TiTqos CaSretoda da micvalebulis Tva- biT!.. ymawvilebo, albaT maswavleblebi gaswavlidnen,
lebs ufro miugavda. marTalis gaaJrJola kidec, kacma rom Cvens diad samSoblos uamravi mteri hyavs. Cven
ki swored mas miaciva mzera, karga xans aTvaliera, mere dRe da Rame vebrZviT maT, magram mteri Zlieria da bo-
sxva biWebsac Sexeda da viTomc gaiRima. lomde jer ver dagvimarcxebia! _ vava Seyovnda, TiTi
_ kargi biWebi Canan! aswia da CurCulze gadavida: _ Cvens mxareSi Semoparu-
_ diax, diax, kargad swavloben, mowinave pionerebia! la metad saSiSi diversanti. ar viciT, ras apirebs, iqneb
_ SvebiT miuswrafa direqtorma. rame aafeTqos, anda Webi dagviwamlos... Cven mondomebiT
_ ra gqvia? _ gegias SeekiTxa vava zarqua. veZebT, magram...
_ duru! aq vava zarqua kvlav Seyovnda, biWebs saTiTaod Se-
_ gvari ara gaqvs? xeda, isini ki, pirdaRebulni, gafacicebiT usmendnen.
_ duru gegia! _ magram kvals jer ver mivageniT. gadavwyviteT,
_ Sena? pionerebsa da komkavSirlebs mivmarToT daxmarebisaT-
_ ariqa ZaZua! vis. yvelas, cxadia, ver vendobiT! Cven unda SevqmnaT
_ Sena? _ yasidad hkiTxa lestambesac. sadazvervo sameulebi. ager Tqven samni _ gegia, ZaZua
_ lestambe Toloraia! da Todua erTad iqnebiT, Todua iyos meTauri... Tolo-
_ Sena, ymawvilo? raiasac or biWs movuZebniT... unda iaroT qalaqsa da
_ marTali Todua! SemogarenSi. raime saeWvos Tu SeamCnevT, anda yurs mok-
_ biWos, ra saxeli SeurCeviaT! _ Roja kbilebi mta- ravT, unda SegvatyobinoT... gasagebia?
cebeliviT dakriWa vava zarquam. _ mamaSens ra hqvia? biWebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes.
_ tataCi! _ botanikuriT daviwyebT! _ yoymaniT Tqva marTalim.
_ sad muSaobs mamaSeni? _ win gadmoixara vava da biWi _ `jer lestambe unda gavlaxo!~ _ fiqrSi dasZina.
mixvda, am kacma yvelaferi icoda da gangeb kiTxulobda. _ ho, _ Tvali gauswora vavam da marTalis gaaxsen-
da antikuri qandakebis Tvalebi saxelmZRvanelodan, _
_ mokvda! _ mxrebi aiCeCa.
ho! _ gaimeora vavam, _ botanikuri da miRma ubnebi, Cxe-
_ ho! _ vava zarquam vardi moWmuWna da sanagve kala-
riis saTavis mimarTulebiT. oRond araferi SegamCnion,
TaSi gadauZaxa, _ kargi biWebi CanxarT! _ krutuniT
viTom TamaSobT da egaa...

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dRe iyo SabaTi, Tve _ noemberi, ricxvi _ pirveli, weli Caiares qalTa skolis gogonebma. win saTvaliani mas-
_ 1947... wavlebeli miuZRveba, cxviri zeviT auprexia, aqaoda,
saTvale ar Camomivardeso. gogonebi wyvilwyvilad, xe-
lixelCakidebulni mihyvebian. uzarmazari TeTri bab-
*** Tebi TmebSi Camjdari peplebiviTaa.
_ jer lestambe unda gavlaxo, _ jiutobs marTali,
mere mravalgzis ixsenebda marTali Todua dRes, ro- _ diversants mere movZebniT!
ca damTavrda bavSvuri TamaSobani da daiwyo sxva cxovre- _ ar momwons me es ambavi! _ wuwunebs ariqa, _ mabez-
ba. lestambes galaxva jer kidev bavSvuri gulficxoba Raraa, daixsome Cemi naTqvami, bikentis Caukaklavs da
iyo, diversantis kvalze sirbili _ ukve `klasobrivi cixeSi Cagvayudeben!
brZola~. _ rogor unda galaxo, aseTi saxeli hqvia! _ yoyma-
ariqa, duru da marTali adre movidnen, buCqebSi nobs duruc.
Casxdnen. _ davaSave rame? _ ficxobs marTali. _ mezizRebio!
winaT aq uRrani yofila Turme. mTavarma SemoaRobina. iqneb arc me mexateba gulze...
frangi mebaRe Camoayvanina, sul cincxali oqroTi uxdi- bilikze milicieli gamoCnda. biWebi sulganabulni
da. frangma zedmeti gaakafvina, meti sinaTleao saWiro; adevneben Tvals. iqneb mTlad bikentis gamogzavnilia,
sadac meCxrad iyo, axali Caargvevina... Cxeriis piras Ca- amaT eZebs. madloba RmerTs, ise Caiara, aqeTken ar mou-
mosaxlda aqamde ucnobi aristokratebi _ Tbili mxare- xedavs.
ebis xe da buCqi, maradmwvaneni, brWyviala foTlebiT, _ modi, Tavi davaneboT... _ isev iwyebs ariqa.
fantastikurad Wreli, xelisgulisodena yvavilebiT, _ vcem da mere davanebeb! _ iqadneba marTali. _ me-
Waobis gamoucdel mwerebs rom ityuebs da abruebs... re mival da bikentis vetyvi, Zia bikenti, dRes Seni biWi
ager, baRis siRrmeSi Zveli sasaxlis nangrevebia... gavlaxemeTqi...
mkvidrad nagebi aguris kedlebi, suroTi da veluri va- _ uh, gabedav? _ Tvali gadmokarkla durum.
ziT gadaxlarTulni. iqiT mcire gorakia, dekoratiuli _ etyvi da Tavze xels gadagisvams. _ daejRana
yvavilebiT moCiTuli... wiTel fonze TeTrad ikiTxeba: ariqa. _ damrCebi uyurebod!
`oqtomberi, 30 weli~, `dideba did stalins!~ ufro iqiT _ Tan movaxseneb, diversanti daWeriliameTqi da
momcro tbis kriala zedapiria, SuaSi patara naxevarkun- yurebic SemrCeba!
Zulia SemoWrili, zed nekerCxlebi dgas. totebSi wiT- biWebi Cumad xiTxiTeben.
lad Rvivis transparanti: `oqtomberi, 30 weli~, `dideba irgvliv siwynarea, Tbila. niavi totebs atokebs da
did stalins!~ kentad mowyvetili yviTeli foToli farfatiT eSveba.
duru xandaxan Tavs amoyofs, midamos dazveravs, isev _ iqneb arc movides! _ ambobs ariqa da sapasuxodo,
Caimaleba. TavzeviT, xis kenweroze Citi aWaxWaxda, ager, ager, mima-
sxedan da TaTbiroben. xan diversantze saubroben, xan lulano.
lestambeze, eamayebaT maRali davaleba, Tavs kacebad bilikze lestambe gamoCnda. marto ar iyo, `Tavisi~
grZnoben.
biWebic wmoeyvana, erTiT metni iyvnen.
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_ moerevi? _ xma mTlad Cauvarda ariqas. muzeumis direqtori beri zaqaraia CasWideboda, me-
_ unda vcemo! _ jiutad gaimeora marTalim. ore xeliT ki lestambes adgomaSi Sveloda.
_ scem da cixeSi Cagayudeben! _ naRvlianad gaafr- Zlivs aizlazna lestambe, welSi Zlivs gaimarTa, Tva-
Txila durum da samalavidan gamoZvrnen. li acremleboda.
lestambe gaCerda, is biWebic. nelnela miuaxlovd- _ dawynardiT, ymawvilebo! _ beri zaqaraias rbili,
nen erTmaneTs. wre TavisTavad Seikra, uTqmelad. SuaSi mSvidi xma hqonda. _ Zaladoba borotebaa, ymawvilebo!..
moCxubrebi idgnen, erTimeores mamlayinwebiviT misCe- Tqvenc aqeT modiT, nu geSiniaT! _ sxvebs gasZaxa: _ me-
rebodnen. gobrebis gasaWirSi mitoveba sircxvilia! aqeT mobrZan-
_ gabede da TiTi damakare! _ daqadnebiT Tqva les- diT, aqeT!
tambem, xma ukankalebda. biWebi nelnela mogrovdnen, gangan iyurebodnen
_ Sen TviTon gabede da damakare! gasaqcevad momzadebulni.
_ gabede da TiTis wveriT Semexe! _ modiT, wyena daviviwyoT! _ Tqva kacma, _ gul-
_ Tu magari xar, Sen Semexe! idan boroteba amovirecxoT da sikeTe SemovuSvaT!
lestambem haerSi xeliT raRac moxaza, TiTiT ki ar wamobrZandiT, me Tqven dRes muzeums ufasod Semoga-
Sexebia. tarebT!
_ iqneb ar geCxubaT, ha? _ ikiTxa ariqam.
_ modiT, SevarigoT! _ dinjad CaurTo biWma, les- 4
tambes rom axlda.
_ Serigeba jobia! _ kveri daukra durum. _ Todua romelia?
_ maSin miTxras, ra damiSavebia! _ Tqva jiutad mar- _ me!
Talim. _ mezizRebio! _ ra gqvia, vaJkaco?
lestambe wamowiTlda, fexebs anacvlebda, ver isve- _ marTali!
nebda, enas iCleqda: _ Sen tataCis Svili xar?
_ imitom rom... mamaSeni naZiralaa da dedaSenic na- _ diax!
Ziralaa! _ babuas ra erqva, Tu ici?
sityva momTavrebulic ar hqonda, marTali gaqanda _ nestori!
da Tavuri mkerdSi aZgera. lestambe zurgiT gadavarda, _ nestoris mamas?
mdeloze grZlad gaiSxlarTa. marTali mkerdze daaj- _ gudu!
da, xelebi gaukava da moemzada, raTa Subli pirdapir _ gudus mamas?
cxvirSi eTavazebina, magram raRac moxda. irgvliv mdgo- _ utu, metsaxelad marTalia!
mi biWebi dafrTxnen, CitebiviT SeifrTxiales da mimo- _ me micnob?
ifantnen. marTalim _ yoymaniT:
marTalis viRacam iRliebSi Caavlo xeli da aqaCa. _ diax, Zia beri!
_ dawynardi, dawynardimeTqi, ymawvilo! beri zaqaraia TviTonac samuzeumo eqsponatsa hgavs.
marTali im xels ahyva, ganze gaiwia, magram ver dauZvra. qera, samkuTxad Sekvecili mokle wveri da koxta ulva-

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Sebi kacs wina saukunis memamules Seaxsenebs. SexuWuWe- biWebi SiSnarevi cnobismoyvareobiT usmenen beris,
buli, misi asakisaTvis sakmaod mdidari qoCori maRla au- uxerxuloba aviwydebaT, win miZvrebian. ager ariqa ZaZua
varcxnia, farTo Subli mis gonierebas cxadyofs, wvrili seriozulad ayvlipinebs Tvalebs... duru gegia mozveriv-
maja da grZeli TiTebi _ inteligenturobas. sqellinze- iT qSinavs, TiTqos yvelafris kbilebiT gasinjvas apireb-
biani saTvalidan momzirali beci Tvalebi ki ucilod des... lestambe Toloraias kiseri waugrZelebia, sxvebs
qaRaldis Wias avlens. JirafiviT zevidan dahyurebs... im sam biWsac, lestambes rom
yovelive es marTalis gonebaSi Caixata. Secbunebu- wamoyvnen, albaT daaviwydaT, aq rogor moxvdnen...
li pasuxobs, raki biWebSi gamoarCies... wuTis win Cxubis _ aqedan, bavSvebo, ai, aqedan!.. _ beri grZel joxs di-
monawileni axla uxerxulad iSmuSnebian, erTmaneTis riJoriviT maRla aswevs, meore xeliT haers Semoxazavs.
ukan imalebian. lestambe mxrebSi ixreba, cdilobs, rac eqspozicia geologiuri epoqebiT iwyeba...
simaRle aqvs, imaze naklebi gamoCndes. moridebiT Caax- _ daakvirdiT, megobrebo, es xerxemlis Zvalia, al-
vela da amoRerRa: baT kapitozavrisa. ager, eSvic, vfiqrob pareiazavrisa.
_ muzeumi lamazia! _ beris kilo sazeimo elfers iZens, Tumca umalve xmas
marTlac rom! muzeumis TeTri Senoba (ra Tqma unda, dabla wevs da morcxvad dasZens: _ amisi specialisti me
yofili mTavris sasaxle!) izidavs mereTelebs, amayoben, ar gaxlavarT, Cvens muzeums, samwuxarod, paleonTo-
Cvens patara, provinciul qalaqSi istoriam rogorRa logi ara hyavs...
Semoitova aseTi ucxo, romantikuli xibliT Semosili oci wlis win, mereTidan aT kilometrze, xurCas na-
Zeglio. orsarTuliani Senoba ise amayad aweula, bevrad piras (sadac xurCas Cxeria uerTdeba) aRmoaCines namar-
ufro maRali Cans. viwro, azidul fanjrebs, qongurebs, xi cxovelebis sasaflao. swored iq ipoves es Zvlebi. es,
ferad vitraJebs, moCuqurTmebul svetebs da Ria aivans, albaT, xerxemalia ai im kapitozavrisa. pareiazavri Zli-
magnoliebiT daCrdilul Sida ezos sul sxva meridi- eri eSvebiT Cahfrenia kapitozavrs, is ki autaneli tki-
anebze gadahyavs mereTis mkvidrni. Tumca imasac fiq- vilebisagan saSineli xmiT Rrialebs... adgilobrivi mxat-
roben mereTelebi, rom Rirsni arian am sikeTisa, radgan vris CiCuas naxatSia ase. mxatvars tiloze imdeni sisxli
am qalaqis saxelwodeba megrulidan iTargmneba rogorc dauqcevia, Tu axlos ar mixval, wiTeli droSebis fria-
`saswauli~. li gegoneba.
beri zaqaraia aq yvelaferia _ direqtori, mecnier- darbazi darbazs misdevs, eqspozicia icvleba... pir-
muSaki, eqskursiamZRoli... igi mTel mereTSi gamorCe- velyofili adamianebi qvis iaraRs akeTeben, mamontebze
uli pirovnebaa, didpatara `amxanagos~ ver ubedavs da nadiroben, gamoqvabulSi cecxlTan Tbebian.
batonobiT mimarTavs. erTmaneTSi ki CumCuma, cxadia, cota aqeT adre Suasaukuneebisa da eTnografiis kuT-
siyvaruliT, Serekiliao, irwmunebian. es uwyinari qili- xeebia... taZrebi, cixeebi, galavnebi, freskebi, mozaika...
ki odnavadac ar amcirebs, piriqiT, kidev ufro gamorCe- `yazayiSi* jargvali~ _ Suacecxli, larWaze dakidebu-
ulsa xdis, radgan mereTSi iqneb Wkvianic sakmarisia, li Savi kardali, Romis Sesazeli suTiT... gamuruli Ze-
giJic, magram codniT Serekili marTlacda sxva aravin lis kedlebi, romelTa gaswvriv grZeli skamloginebia...
moiZebneba. Suacecxlis erT mxares `megreli~ zis, paWiWebi, Ziqva da

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bluza acvia, Tavze yabalaxi Semouxvevia, grZeli yali- masSi Cawerili kodi suls eZiebs, saskolo qrestomaTia ki
oni pirSi gauCria. meore mxares CiTiskabiani dedakaci imas CasCiCinebs, Sena xar xorci da meti araferio...~
akvans arwevs, muxlebze oriode wlis moklebluziani _ martoobaSic ar aris Tavisufleba! marto Tu xar,
bavSvi epotineba da pataras vardisferi takunebi mou- Sens arsebobas verafers Seadareb. Tavisufleba adamia-
Cans... `JinosquaSi* darbazi~ _ grZelfardagian taxtze nebSi unda moipovo... _ uceb gawyvita, TiTqos zedmeti
fexmorTxmuli Ripiani kaci Cibuxs eqaCeba, Cixtikopiani ram wamocdao, enaze klite daido.
kneina iqve Camomjdara da qsoviT erToba... bolos Tava- farTo kibe adis muzeumis meore sarTulze. orTav
debi _ luarsabi da darejani, sxvanairi Tavadebi bavS- mxares mereTel mxatvarTa ferweruli tiloebia. adgi-
vebs verc warmoudgeniaT... lobrivi mxatvrebi optimistebi da realistebi arian.
_ daakvirdiT, ymawvilebo! _ beris xma ufro JReradi vinc istoriis wiaRSi Temas eZebs, aucileblad erTsa da
xdeba. _ aq Cven vxedavT bunebis saocrebas! ras ityviT, imaves utrialebs _ `mWedeli utu miqava miuZRvis glex-
ymawvilebo, gana es saocreba, _ kaci TviTonac gakvir- Ta mrisxane talRas!~ danarCenebis puri peizaJia _ um-
vebuli Cans, _ gana es saocreba samyaroSi sicocxlis Ca- Tavresad Cais zurmuxtovani plantaciebisa, romelT-
saxvisa da misi ganviTarebis Seucnobel gzebze sasaubrod ac loyebdabrawuli, ubesavse qalebi Sesevian da pirze
ar gangvawyobs? iseTi gancxroma aweriaT, ioli misaxvedria _ Cais kre-
biWebi pirdaRebulni misCerebian muzeumis RirsSe- faze sasiamovno saqmianobas dedamiwis zurgze veravin
saniSnaobas _ orTavian xbos. mTeli qalaqi xom am sao- moigonebs...
car xboze msjelobs. imis dasanaxad Soreuli soflebi- kibe jer baqans ebjineba, mere orad iyofa da meore
danac modian. moxuci qalebi pirjvars iweren da fui, sarTulic ageraa. baqnis Tavze sami beladis uzarmaza-
eSmakso, miayoleben. ri portretebia: `lenini razlivSi~ _ vladimer ilias
_ Zia beri, _ Tqva uceb marTalim, _ erT sxeulSi Ze jorkoze Camomjdara, Savi palto Sinaurulad mxreb-
marto erTi suli unda Casaxldes! roca marto xar, maSina ze mousxams da muxlze dadebul qaRaldze gafacicebiT
xar Tavisufali. amaSi ki ori suli Casaxlda... wers; ioseb stalini kremlis fonze _ qirzis Ceqmebi
berim biWi gaocebiT SeaTvaliera. karga xans azri ver acvia, jariskacis ubralo Sineli da kozirokiani qudi.
moikriba. meore sarTulis kibes rom ahyvnen, fiqri aek- xelSi tradiciuli Cibuxi uWiravs. didi stalini metad
viata, es bavSvi asakze metiao. wuTis win bavSvurad Cxubob- ubralo da Sinauruli Cans; lavrenti beria ki TiTqos
da, axla ki sulze msjelobso. ra icis am bavSvma sulze, siRrmeSi dgas, lurji samoqalaqo kostiumi acvia, mis
RmerTze, samyaros alternatiul modelebzeo. ukan mxolod cis TeTri fonia.
_ ah, Cemo marTali, adamiani palimfsests magonebs! biWebi ridiT gverds uvlian am suraTebs. lenins amaT-
verc marTalim, verc sxva biWebma Serekilis qaragma Tvis ara scalia. ori beladis mzera ki, saiTkenac Sebrun-
ver amoxsnes, beri zaqaraiam ki sevdiT gaifiqra: debi, iqiT gagyveba.
`TviTon me var palimfsesti, romlis adreuli teqsti orad gayofili kibe kvlav erTdeba da mis Tavze isev
uflisadmi locvaa, xolo Semdgomi, gadaSlilze xelaxla sami portretia: ager mWedeli utu miqava _ grdemlze
dawerili _ RvTis uaryofa... es bavSvic palimfsestia. uzarmazari uro daudvia da tarze msxvili, dakunTuli

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mklaviT eyrdnoba... ager koCi Todua zis kunZze, daty- lava, samreklos zarebi aawkriala, gumbaTze oqros jva-
vevebul TavadiSvilebs asamarTlebs... ager utu Tod- ri aRmarTa.
ua, marTaliad wodebuli... kargi aRnagobis pirxmel vaJ- _ gaunaTlebeli xar, babaia, Sen! _ sikvdilis sare-
kacs saydris maketi uWiravs... celze mwoliare gudus hkadra erTaderTma Zem nestor-
_ ai, Seni winapari! _ berim kvlav gamoarCia biWi. ma. _ ar ici, RmerTi rom ar aris? gerCivna traqtiri age-
marTalim Tvali moWuta da ise axeda portrets. Senebina, anda abano!
_ utu Todua, Turme, aseTi brge ar iyo. ruseTidan koWebSi etyoboda nestor Toduas, ra eSmakis nag-
rom dabrunda, Cexotkiansa hgavda. ramic izrdeboda. taZars igi ras SesZenda, tyviis samiz-
kvlav gaocda beri, rogorc tols, ise Seepasuxa: ned gamodgebao, ase brZana. arc mamis qonebisaTvis wauma-
_ am suraTze utu jerac axalgazrdaa. saydaric ase- tebia bevri ram, miwis tkepna mobezrda da Zirs wablis
Ti ki ara, xisa aaSena! ficrebi daago...
_ Cveni saxlis ficrebi utu Toduas daxerxilia! _ bevri icoda beri zaqaraiam, magram bavSvis smenisaT-
Tqva marTalim. vis yovelive rodi iyo gankuTvnili. bavSvebs ar SeeZloT
diax, utu Toduam, marTaliad wodebulma, qonebis palimfsestis pirveli teqstis wakiTxva, maTTvis mxolod
mosaxveWad ver moicala. warsuls Cabarda ngrevaparta- gviandeli, gadaSlilze dawerili, mravalgzis Semowmebu-
xis boroti wlebi. oflic sakmarisi Rvara da sisxlic, li da gawonasworebuli teqsti arsebobda.
upovaric iyo da urdus keisaric, magram Warmagobis Jams muzeumis farTo darbazebSi gamofenilia mereTis
manaTi fara ar SerCa, ruseTis Tovlyinulovani mxare- warsuli, awmyo da momavali.
ebidan suli Zlivs Camoitana da Cxeriispiras, macxov- beri gaCerda, saCvenebeli joxi gaiSvira. kedelze
risgorasTan dasaxlda... saxlis Seneba rom daiwyo, sayd- kvlav sami suraTi ekida, revoluciis sami mereTeli ar-
ris Senebac wamoiwyo goris Tavze. wablis erT mors Ta- wivisa _ nestor Toduasi, ZRvibi Toloraiasi da gera
visTvis rom gaTlida, ors _ saydrisTvis. saydari ufro kvaracxeliasi.
adre aSenda. utu Toduam episkoposi moiwvia, akur- siwynares arRvevs bavSvebis moridebuli CurCuli,
Txebina, sanTeli aanTo, RvTismSoblis saxelze locva xveleba, parketis Wriali. aq dro gaCerebula, mereTis
aRavlina. TavisTvis mciredi ikmara, orTvaliani jarg- matiane am suraTebsa da warwerebSia. mereTi im Jams dai-
vali Sekra, zevidan isliT gadaxura, Suacecxli gamar- bada, roca didma marTaliam pirveli wablis xe waaqcia
Ta da Romis kardali larWaze Camohkida. samored, matianes bolo furceli ki is wamia, roca patara
utus Zem gudum or Tvals oric sxva daamata, viwro marTali muzeumis kedelTan Tavis did winapars Sexvda.
sarkmlebis magier ganieri fanjrebi gamoWra. vaWari kaci _ SexedeT, SexedeT, ymawvilebo, marTlac `mereTi~
iyo gudu Todua, farac sakmarisi uCxrialebda jibeSi, anu saswauli ar aris, aba, ra aris? ritmi Tu igrZeniT,
magram Tavisi mamis Svils RvTis msaxureba miaCnda kac- ymawvilebo, dros Tavisi ritmi aqvs, mdinarebis ritmi...
Ta upirveles valad. SeuCnda mezoblebs, arc Tavisi da- _ Zia beri haerSi xels ise moxdenilad arxevs, TiTqos
zoga, sxvanic daiyolia da macxovrisgoris Tavze Ze- drois orkestrs diriJorobdes. _ warmoidgineT, ymaw-
luri saydris nacvlad qviTkiris TeTri taZari aayelye- vilebo, Tavdapirvelad tyeSi mikarguli, patara soflis

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neli, zozina arseboba... JamTasvlis borbali nela tri-
alebs, magram xom trialebs!.. diax, is aCqardeba... Tanda- 5
Tan, TandaTan... jer WraWuniT, ZlivZlivobiT... mere da
mere agugundeba, agugundeba da adamianTa bediRbals `me, beri zaqaraia, Ze solomon zaqaraiasi, RmerTis,
fqvavs da fqvavs... sisxli da ofli, dabadeba da sikvdili, mTavrobisa da sakuTari sindisis winaSe ficsa vdeb, rom
ase wvalebaSi aSenda mereTi, gaizarda, gaiSala, gada- araviTari danaSauli Cveni muSurglexuri qveynis wina-
efofra midamoebs, orRobeebiT daqsela Cxeriis gaRmag- Se arc saqmiT, arc sityviT ar mimiZRvis... arasodes mi-
amoRma Walebi, TiTqmis xurCamde CaaRwia... mere jargv- vnia proletariatis diadi saqmisaTvis, mudam vcdilo-
lebi odasaxlebad gadaiqca. mTavars TvalSi mouvida, bina bdi erTgulad Semesrulebina partiis brZnuli ganawe-
aq miiCina, es TeTri sasaxle wamomarTa, evropuli baRi sebi... erTxel macduna eSmakma. ra Tqma unda, es boroti
gaaSena, Wadris xeivani... savaWro fardulebi Camomwkriv- ganzraxviT ar Camidenia, SemeSinda, araferi dambral-
da xeivnis gaswvriv... ayayanda bazari, Jriamuli dasca desmeTqi da gavCumdi...
marulam... yvelaferi pirveliT iwyeba, ymawvilebo: pir- palimfsesti davarqvi im qaRaldebs, SemTxveviT, mu-
velma boqaulma biRa ulvaSebi daiyena... pirveli mze- zeumis aRweris dros rom wavawydi. saarqivo sacavSi,
Tunaxavi moitaca pirvelma Seyvarebulma... gaCnda sasaf- Zveli sekreteris ujra gamovwie da Sekvra aRmovaCine.
lao, skola, Rvinis sardafi, cixe, diliJani, etli, rki- Cveulebrivi Tabaxis qaRaldi megona. iqve gazeTSi gax-
nigza, Ria Teatri, sinema... mere iyo pirveli gaficva, de- veuli sawerkalami da melanic ido. raki gazeTi revolu-
monstracia, ajanyeba, pirveli sisxlisRvra... ciamdeli aRmoCnda, ZRvenic uTuod imdroindeli iqne-
moulodnelad sityva gauwyda beris, dacxra, Tva- boda. yvelaferi es sawer magidaze davalage. aviRe fur-
lebSi Cauqra fanatikuri cecxli. celi da yovelgvari winaswarganzraxvis gareSe jerac
_ naxvamdis, Zia beri! 1918 wels SeTxzuli xalxuri leqsis ori bwkari davw-
karamde Caacila biWebi. marTalis mxarze xeli daado, ere _ `SqviT noemberq mu miRuni, vagaWyordu moxandes...~
moabruna. kaligrafia kargi maqvs, Tavdapirvelad am kaligrafiis
_ qalbatoni efro da qalbatoni cacana momikiTxe, gamo mimiRes muzeumis uStato TanamSromlad. furceli
moCxubariZev! avwie da mzis Suqze gavxede lamazad Cawikwikebul qar-
_ diax! Tul asoebs... gavxede da veraferi davinaxe... Tvalebi
_ gadaeci, xvalzeg Zia beri ginaxulebTTqo! movifSvnite, qaRaldi sufTa iyo. xelaxla davwere leq-
_ diax! sis is bwkari, wuTic da warwera isev gaqra... mivxvdi, rom
muzeumis grili darbazebidan sinaTleze gamosuli qaRaldic da melanic saidumlo CanawerebisaTvis yofi-
biWebi erTmaneTs uxerxulad Sehyurebdnen. la gadamaluli. es karada revoluciis Semdeg, albaT,
_ Serekilia ra! _ ganacxada lestambe Toloraiam. aravis gauxsnia da gviani iyo amis patronis moZebna...
marTalim zurgi Seaqcia, wavida, ariqa da duru gamo- cxadia, Sevcdi, rom umalve bikenti Toloraias ar vac-
edevnen... nobe yvelaferi, magram iqneb ar damijeronmeTqi, vi-
fiqre. rogoro, _ mkiTxavdnen, _ naxevari saukune es

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sekreteri kuTxeSi idga da misi gaxsna aravis mogafiq- _ rogoraa muzeumis saqmeebi? _ sasxvaTaSorisod
rdaTo?~ ikiTxa bikentim.
beri zaqaraiam sawerkalami gadado, xelisgulebi pi- beri Seecada, Tavi yoCaRad daeWira, samegrelos
risaxeze Camoisva. kabinetSi marto ijda da SiSian fiqrebs glexTa ajanyebis Temaze axali eqspozicia gavakeTeTo,
utrialebda. cxadia, Tavi safrTxeSi Caigdo, naRmze ijda auxsna.
da ar icoda es naRmi rodis afeTqdeboda. iolze ioli iyo _ kargi biblioTeka gaqvT, mgonia! _ CaurTo biken-
am qaRaldebis cecxlisTvis micema, magram danaSaulis si- tim, berim ki gulisfancqaliT gaifiqra, kata rom Tagvs
tkboeba aiZulebda, gadaemala igi. epareba, ise nelinel meparebao.
maSin napovni Sekvra ukanve Seinaxa, viTom arc mipov- _ diax, SesaniSnavi! _ xma Zlivs daimorCila, _ Sesa-
niao. am ramdenime dRis win ki bikenti Toloraiam daibara. niSnavi... marto xelnawerebis fondi rad Rirs!.. vefxis-
giwveveno, rom gadasces, muxlebSi sisuste igrZno. ifiqra, tyaosnis xelnaweri, magaliTad, xom iciT, fasi ara aqvs...
raRacnairad gaigo bikentim Cemi saidumlo da SeiZleba ramdenime Zvirfasi biblia... palimfsesti...
ucxo qveynis agentobac dambraldeso. Zlivs miaRwia hqondaT marTlac erTi palimfsesti, magram es sity-
Sinsaxkomamde. bikentis kabineti meore sarTulze hqon- va rom axsena, berim TiTqos zed waiborZikao.
da da berim bare orjer Seisvena sulis mosaTqmelad. bikenti yuradRebiT usmenda, Tavs ukanturebda, Tan
mdivani qali bejiTad akakunebda Sav manqanaze, Tvali iseTi interesiT aTvalierebda, beris sityvebSi Cadebu-
arc auwevia, Tavis moZraobiT miuTiTa, Sedi, gelodebao. li qaragmis amoxsnas cdilobso, anda uaresi _ faruli
_ mobrZandi, mobrZandi, amxanago beri! _ bikenti fiqrebis amokiTxvas apirebso.
fexze idga, xeliT magidasTan dadgmul skamze aniSna. _ Senze amboben, disertacias werso, _ Tqva bikentim,
_ damibareT? _ dabneulad ikiTxa berim. ar icoda, _ saidumlo Tu ar aris, raze muSaob?
ras uqadda es saubari. winaswar moifiqra, Tu sekreteri _ swored im palimfsestze! Zveli aRTqmis fragmen-
uxsenes, Tavi emarTlebina, Cveulebrivi qaRaldi mego- tia, iakobs rom kibe daesizmra da zed angelozebi mimo-
na da arafrad Camigdiao. diodnen. vfiqrob, Zveli naweri meSvide saukuneze gvian-
_ ho, saqme mqonda SenTan! _ bikentim daucada, sanam deli araa, axali ki ager mecametemeToTxmetesi...
beri dajdeboda da TviTonve skamze daeSva, fiqriani _ ho! _ bikentim xelisguli magidas gadausva, wa-
TvalebiT moaSterda. modga, gaiargamoiara, _ sainteresoa, sainteresoa...
saSualoze cota maRali kaci iyo bikenti Toloraia. verafriT gaego beris, risTvis ainteresebda Sinsax-
adre ufro xmeli, dawuruli vaJkaci axsovda beris. asakma komis ufross es ambavi. TviTon mxolod imitom mohkida
sagrZnoblad Secvala, pirisaxe daumrgvalda, tanze xeli, ifiqra, Soreul saukuneebs Sevafareb Tavs, iq mainc
xorci Seisxa, mimoxvra Seurbilda, daexvewa, keTilSobi- veravin momikakunebso... bikentim ki moukakuna da egaa!
luri, humanuri niRabi moirgo, Tumca Tvalebi ar ecv- midimodis kabinetSi, bolTasa scems, fiqrobs. beri Cumad
leba Turme adamians. bikentis mocisfro, mSvenieri moy- zis, dro mieca da kabinets aTvalierebs.
vanilobis Tvalebi ratomRac naklebad moswonda beris, xalvaTi kabineti hqonia bikenti Toloraias; funq-
qalurad lamazi eTqmoda da es silamaze zizRsa da SiSs cioneris samkuTxa magida da mkacri wesrigiT Camwkrive-
umZafrebda. buli maRalzurgiani skamebi... kuTxeSic dgas erTi ubra-
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lo skami. ganagoni hqonda beris, es skami iatakzea mimag- komkavSirSi, berobasTan da eklesiasTan araferi makav-
rebuli da patimrebisTvisaa gankuTvnilio. madloba Sirebs, mudam partiis mTavar gezs mivyvebodi da arsaiT-
RmerTs, aravis uTqvams, abrZandi axla berimamaZaRlo ken gadamixvevia!
da gadajeqi im skamzeo. _ ho, _ Tvali aucimcimda bikentis, _ vici, mamaSe-
_ gviandeli teqsti ra Sinaarsisaa? _ ikiTxa bikentim. ni sakuTari xeliT rom gakriWe!
_ nivTebis nusxaa, _ auxsna berim, _ an mziTevia beris pirze siwiTle moaskda... diax, moxda esec!..
CamoTvlili, an vinme vaWari adgenda. ymawvili iyo, motyuebuli da regveni... mTeli sicocxle
kvlav dadumdnen. bikenti isev fiqrs mieca, an iqneb unda ezida codvis simZime, Tan amis gacxadeba ar SeeZlo.
am dumiliT agrZnobinebda beris, xedav ra mZime samsaxu- uTqmelad monanieba ver Sedgeboda, mounanieblad ki ufa-
ri maqvs, ramdeni safiqrali migrovdebao. li arasodes apatiebda! arsebobda ki ufali?.. esmoda beri
berim Tavi moabruna. kedlis suraTidan stalinma Se- zaqaraias mwuxare sulis Zaxili?.. survili wvavda, vinmes
mohRima. ormociode wlis stalins Savi ulvaSebi hqonda. mindoboda am daundobel Jams?.. swored aq, bikenti To-
wuTis win albaT icinoda da Tvalis kuTxeebSi naoWebi loraias mqrqalad ganaTebul kabinetSi gaukrTa azri,
jerac ar gaqroboda... raze icinis beladi?.. nuTu xvde- qaRaldisaTvis miendo saidumlo, sekreterSi damaluli
ba, rom beris sulSi SiSia Cabudebuli?.. usafuZvlo Si- qaRaldisaTvis... am furclebze dawers igi misTvis misawv-
Si!.. meore suraTic gadmohyurebda beris yuradRebiT. dom simarTles, zed ki, _ Cveulebrivi melniT, _ sayo-
lavrenti pavles Zis saTvales TeTri anarekli abrWy- velTao sicrues, farad rom aufarebia Tanabrad yvelas...
vialebda. mis TvalebSi verc ganaCens amoikiTxavda kaci, gava dro, Seicvleba Jami da palimfsesti gacxaddeba, sic-
verc TanagrZnobas... kuTxis seifze leninis TabaSiris ruis qveS SeniRbuli simarTle waikiTxeba...
skulptura idga, ori mtkavelis zomisa. belads mxrebze _ kargad maxsovs is dRe. ramdeni vicineT!.. uh, ramde-
palto moegdo, gadaSlil `pravdas~ CaRrmaveboda da ni... _ axlac ikriWeba bikenti, jansaRi kbilebi mouCans.
meloti ulaplapebda... lenins ar ecala beri zaqaraias marTlac lamazi kacia, Tavic moswons da sxvasac awonebs,
mfrTxali fiqrebisaTvis... magram beris is sZuls saSineli siZulviliT... oRondac,
samagierod bikenti Toloraias ecala misTvis. bol- simarTlis gamJRavnebas ver bedavs, mamis gamwiravi kaci
Tis cema Sewyvita, energiulad daubrunda Tavis skams. gmiri ver gaxdeba!
_ amxanago beri... hm, ucnauria metad, didi xania gic- ager, bikentisac naTlad xsomebia is dRe, beris guls
nob, vici, Cveni kaci xar, partia Sen gendoba... rom Ria Wrilobad daaCnda, misi cxovrebis gza sicruis
_ madlobeli var! _ mRelvarebisgan piri gauSra be- kalapotSi moaqcia...
ris, bikentim ki mis sityvebs yuri arc aTxova, ise ganagrZo: es ambavi ufro adre moxda, vidre qosa ZRvibiam, bi-
_ dalaxvros eSmakma, axlaRa mivaqcie yuradReba! kentis mamam, da nestor Toduam macxovrisgoraze TeT-
saxelad gqvia beri, mamaSeni solomoni mRvdeli iyo, mere ri taZari Camoangries. komkavSiris axladgamomcxvari
es palimfsesti, biblia da misTanani... kandidati beri zaqaraia naliaSi gadamalul mamas _ so-
_ Tqven, mebrZolma aTeistma, amwuTas axseneT eS- lomons xmis CaxleCamde arwmunebda, RmerTi ar aris, Sen
maki, Tumca eSmakisa araferi gwamT, _ naZaladevi Rimili ki wurbela da matyuara xar, moisrole es jvari da Cven-
Seageba berim, _ Tqven iciT, jer kidev rodis mimiRes Tan, proletarebTan gadmodio. uyura solomonma at-

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royebul Svils, uyura da iseTi aliyuri aWama, es mozve- meore dRes miiRes komkavSirSi beri zaqaraia. xmis
riviT biWi fexze Zlivs gaCerda, TviTon ki swrafad, kankaliT warmoTqva fici. ukve icoda, rom cru cxovre-
swrafad pirjvari gadaiwera, Seminde, ufalo, Seminde me biT unda ecxovra. simarTles gulSi imarxavda, igi sizm-
codvilso! beris cremli waskda da anCxlad miayvira, ris nawili ufro iyo, cxadSi ki bejiTi komkavSireli,
ufals ki ara, Sendoba me mTxove, Sens gamo komkavSirSi mere partieli beri zaqaraia erTgul jariskacad edga
ar mRebulobeno... gavarda gareT, Seyara komujredis maRal miTiTebebs.
wevrebi, miucvivdnen solomons, CamoaTries naliidan da _ magrad ieSmake Sen maSin! _ Tqva bikentim.
jorze ukuRma Sesves... `nu marcxven, Svilo!~ _ Tvalze beris niri Seecvala, ver mixvda, ras niSnavda es sit-
cremli moadga solomons... guli Cauvarda beris, magram yvebi.
ukve verafers gamoasworebda da ixtibari ar gaitexa. _ Senma partiulma erTgulebam gadaarCina mamaSe-
axalgazrdebma mxiaruli xorxociT misdies jors, qu- ni, Torem gakreWas vin akmarebda! _ bikentim magidas xe-
CaquCa Caatares, revkomis win dalaqi Seagebes. zorba lisguli gadausva, TiTqos mRvdlis aCrdils Slida: _
kaci iyo solomoni, gauZalianda, mere dawynarda da ise, didxans ver icocxla solomonma!
mwuxare xmiT erTxelac Seexvewa beris: `nu marcxven, _ ho, erT TveSi miicvala!
Svilo!~ raRa dros! berim xelze ikbina da tkivili ver _ brge vaJkaci maxsovs! _ gaiRima bikentim. _ ase
igrZno. mTeli qalaqi gareT gamoefina. aivanze ZRvibi uceb ram daadno, kaco, gasakviria!
Toloraia da nestor Todua gadmodgnen, uyurebdnen gakvirvebuli bikenti ki ara, beri aRmoCnda. biken-
da icinodnen... dalaqma makrateli moumarjva, gaatka- tis sityvebSi gulwrfeloba JRerda. nuTu ver xvde-
cuna da mRvdlis wveri mtverSi dacvivda. axalgazrde- boda, rom Svilma mokla mama. beri iaraRi aRmoCnda, qosa
bi, saseiro ram naxeso, zed buqnas mohyvnen... solomon- ZRvibiasa da misTanebis iaraRi. imaT gaisroles, oRond
ma Tavi aswia da raRac CaiCurCula. gakreWili mRvdeli Svilis xeliT. im dRes, roca mTeli qalaqi miscemoda
marTlac sasacilo iyo, TiTs uSverdnen da xarxarebd- mxiarulebas, iqneb mrisxane RmerTs ewada kidec daesa-
nen... mxolod beri idga gamtknarebuli. Svilma mamis si- ja mereTi, moesra sodomsa da gomorasaviT, magram so-
tyvebi moismina. RmerTs SesTxova solomonma _ `ufalo, lomonis siwmindem SeaCera uflis msaxvrali xeli... ase
miuteve, rameTu umecarni arian!~ beris ki tvinSi TiTqos fiqrobda samsaxovani beri zaqaraia, romlis arsSi er-
viRacam CasZaxa: `regveno, geSinodes uflis risxvisa!~ Tad Sezavebuliyo iudas suli, uflis SiSi da komkavSir-
amasobaSi jori Seabrunes, ukuRma Semjdari, gakre- uli rwmena... yovelive amas ver xvdeboda bikenti Tolo-
Wili solomoni bulvarze xelaxla Caaseirnes, Sin miab- raia. arc is icoda Sinsaxkomis ufrosma, rom sekreter-
rZanes. jori revkomma waiyvana. komkavSirlebic gaikrif- is ujraSi beris udevs qaRaldis dasta, romelic axal
nen da ezoSi orni darCnen _ mama da Svili. mxrebCamoy- palimfsestad gadaiqceva... `me mas partiul amxanagad da
rili, daCiavebuli idga es aqamde axmaxi vaJkaci. beri zurg- misTa saqmeTa Tanamonawiled mivaCnivar!~ _ gaifiqra
Si uyurebda, magram mixvda, rom mama tiroda. undoda fex- berim.
ebSi Cavardnoda, patieba gamoeTxova... veRar gabeda! _ palimfsests droebiT SeeSvi! _ bikentis rCevas
solomoni Sin Sevida, loginSi Cawva, kedlisaken mi- brZanebis kilo dahkravda. _ xom xedav, ranairi Jami
brunda da aqeTken piri aRar uqnia.
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dagvidga. klasobrivi brZola mwvavdeba, mteri yoveli xan Soridan TvalmoWutuli Sexedavs, Seamowmebs, wesrigi
mxridan gvitevs, naZiralebis xrova yvelafers kadru- Tua daculi, zewari zewarTan unda ekidos, baliSispiri _
lobs. ar dagimalav da piradad mec mecxeba Cirqi. sam- baliSispirTan da ase Semdeg... tanze Talxi acvia, satinis
Soblos gamyidvelebma iq, kordons miRma cilismwamle- Savi mandiliT Seukravs WaRara. etyoba, mis bebrul Zvlebs
buri paskvili SeTiTxnes, Zvel bolSevikebs Tavze lafs mzis Sesustebuli siTbo ukve veRar aTbobs.
asxamen. kargi iqneba, Rirseul pasuxs Tu gavcemT! ai, Cve- _ mobrZandiT, batono! _ gamofxizldeba cacana,
ni qalaqis, mereTis uaxlesi istoria rom dagvawerina, wamodgoma ezareba da viTomc jorkos veyrdnobio, xe-
ha... axalgazrdebi waikiTxaven, mtyuansa da marTals ga- liguls ebjineba, win gadmoiweva, oRond amaze metad
arCeven... _ bikenti win gadmoixara, kiloSi Txovna gauria, Rones ar xarjavs, _ mobrZandiT, amxanago beri!
TiTqos epirfereboda kidec: _ xom ici, visi Svilica _ salami, Tqveni Wirime! _ efro Cerdeba, mere _
var, saidan movdivar! simarTlis gamrudebas aravis vapatieb! bodiSiT, _ nu gamiwyrebiT, axlave saqmes movrCebi!
esec ase!.. yvelaferi gairkva!.. xotba unda SevasxaT _ gamarjoba, Zia beri! _ marTali WiSkris Wrialma
qosa ZRvibiasa da mis TanamebrZolebs!.. Tanac simarT- gamoaxeda da kibeze Camorbis.
leo!.. vin icis simarTle?.. simarTle Tu iseTi lamazi ver _ brZandebodeT, brZandebodeT! _ xelebs asavsa-
aRmoCnda, vin darTavs nebas WeSmaritebis gacxadebisa? vebs beri, cacanas wamodgomas uSlis. _ rogor gikiT-
_ beri gulubryvilod ver motyuvdeba... xoT, qalbatono efro! _ dedabers moikiTxavs da marTa-
_ masala muzeumSic bevria albaT, _ xmadabla daurTo lis miubrundeba: _ Sens gazrdas, tabureti gamoayole
bikentim, _ saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi, Cvens arqivSic xels!
gamuSaveb. cocxali mowmeebic xom gvyavs jerjerobiT, eger ukve meramdene dRea beri zaqaraia Toduebis stuma-
efro Todua da cacana kvaracxelia gveyofa, magaliTad... ria. mova, taburetze Camojdeba, muxlze rveuls gadaS-
bikenti Toloraias lamaz TvalebSi civi molodini lis, fanqars moimarjvebs da dedabrebs usmens... yvela-
Cadga... feri ainteresebs beris: ra, rogor, rodis? muzeumis
biblioTekis Zveli gazeTebisa da broSurebis sityvebs
nacrisferi dasdebia, iqidan sicocxle gamqrala... ar-
6 qivSi CayviTlebul qaRaldebs gulgriloba da sisastike
axlavs... dedabrebis gulubryvilo titini ki istoriad-
ca uRrubloa, magram mzis mcxunvareba Senelda da qceul warsuls ferebiT avsebs... beri zaqaraia marcval-
Crdils aravin eZebs.
marcval krefs sityvebs da amiT cdilobs simarTlis Se-
cacanas Tavisi jorko mzis gulze, trifoliatTan
noba aagos...
gamoutania. Tvali eluleba. xeli wiTelydian, sqel
`simarTle?.. ra aris simarTle? _ eWvi awvalebs be-
wignze udevs, Sig saTvale gaukvexia da saCvenebeli TiTi
ris, _ saidan iwyeba aTvlis wertili?~
Cautanebia. gacrecili, Wreli xalaTi acvia, gviani Se-
gazeTis nacrisferi sityvebi, arqivis sabuTebis yvi-
modgomis simbolosa hgavs. Teli sityvebi, dedabrebis vardisferi da Sindisferi
efros WasTan sarecxi daurecxia, axla aRanRalebs, sityvebi, beri zaqaraias xan Savi, xanac lurji sityvebi...
wuravs da ezos gardigardmo gaWimul Tokze afens. xanda- ras niSnavs `sityvebi~?
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sityvebi... sityvebi... sityvebi... mereTis orRobeebSi nen, biWebi bedaurebsa hgavdnen... Wkuacetni cekvaTama-
niavi dafaCunobda, Tan dahqonda ucnauri, manamde gau- SiT erTobodnen, Ronivrebs saWidaosaken miuwevdaT
gonari sityvebi _ Tavisufleba... Tanasworoba... avto- guli. mZlavri torebi gadaaWdes nestorma da geram,
nomia... Cven saqarTvelo varT!.. Cven gubernia ara varT!.. ijajgures, ibuqnaves _ verc erTma gadasZala, verc me-
Cven samSoblo gvaqvs!.. Cven samSoblo ara gvaqvs!.. Cven orem. kutkaliasaviT daxtoda qosa ZRvibia, xelSi wkne-
proletarebi varT, Cveni samSobloa mTeli dedamiwa!.. li eWira, mayureblebs fexebSi uJapunebda. `daixieT,
sityvebi... sityvebi, Cum niavs orRobeebSi rom dahqonda, daixieT, wre, wre!..~ _ qaluri xmiT gahkioda... cotaTi
yovel jargvalsa da odaSi aRwevda, suls amRvrevda, koWlobda qosa ZRvibia da imitomac daxtoda, nakli rom
aforiaqebda... xalxi moednebsa da bulvarebSi gahyavda... daemala...
pirveli Tavyrilobebi... pirveli talRa revoluciisa... gogoebma, es ra daTvebi dabajbajebeno, kiskisi mor-
pirveli demonstraciebi... gaficvebi... gimnazistebisa Tes... cacana aWaxWaxda sxvaze metad; efro xiTxiTebda,
da seminaristebis amboxi... sapolicio ubnebis rbeva... tuCebze xelisguls ifarebda, vardiviT gadafiCinda
talRa talRas ahyva, talRa talRas miexala... cacana CaiT- CaTa _ qosa ZRvibias rCeuli...
ria adamianTa morevma, efroc CaiTria, xan aqeT miagdo, Tvalebi gangan waiRo qosam da gogoebs CasCurCula:
xan _ iqiT... `ah, bodiSi, cira, mgoni fexze dagabijeT!~ _ aba, ZRabefi, Senc efro da Senc cacana, gaiqeciT
`ukacraT, patoni!~ `nametani xom ar SegawuxeT, qaliS- Sin da mSoblebs moaxseneT, xval Cvens saTxovnelad ge-
vilo?~ `piriqiT, patoni!~ _ brbom cacana geras miaWeWya, ra da nestori movlenTqo!
efro _ nestors... qosa ZRvibia am dros Rvinis kasrze mere CaTas win datrialda, maimuniviT daimanWa, aakis-
idga, cxel da mZulvare sityvebs isroda: `Zmebo! Cven kisa da sacekvaod gaitaca.
Cagrulni varT! Cven dasakargi araferi gvaqvs, borki- efrom da cacanam erTmaneTs gadaxedes, gaibusnen,
lebis garda! Cveni samSobloa mTeli dedamiwa, Cveni eria dafrTxnen. aseTi xumroba gagonila?
yvela daCagruli da upovari!.. win, Zmebo, davangrioT _ meore dRes marTlac mogvakiTxes, Za! _ axlac
aspitTa es bude!~ gaocebiT igonebs cacana, _ aki xumroba gvegona! is Rame
ena uWrida qosa ZRvibias da mereTSi pirvelad man efrosTan gavaTie da dilamde bWoba gvqonda, iqneb arc
Tqva sityva, mereTSi wiTeli droSa pirvelad gera kva- xumroben da movlenTqo... isic ver gagverCia, romeli
racxeliam aafriala, mereTSi pirvelad tyvia nestor romels gvTxoulobda. me ufro gera momwonda, efros
Toduam gaisrola... _ nestori... asec moxda!
_ samive kai vaJkaci iyo! _ cacanas Tvalebi gaubrw- gera kvaracxelia morcxvi kaci yofila. etlSi xma-
yinda. _ ZRvibi tanmorCili, magram vercxliswyaliviT gakmendili ijda. Sin, sakuTar jargvals rom miaRwies,
mousvenari maxsovs... nestorsa da geras Tvals ver aaw- gaubedavi adamianebis Cveulebisamebr, zedmetad gai-
vdendi. nestori ficxi, gera _ mSvidi... gabrazebuli ar sarja, patarZals miwaze fexi ar daakarebina, xelSi ai-
maxsovs... jarobaze iWidaves, Rone mousinjes erTi- taca da es TeTri pepela Tavis gamWvartlul jargval-
meores... Si Seiyvana. Zirs daSveba veRar gabeda da keriasTan jo-
paraskeobiT, bazrobaze, mindvris kideze taSfan- riviT gaCerda. cacanas sicili autyda, cxviri kacis
duri imarTeboda. gogonebi cidan varskvlavebs wyvetd- kiserSi Cargo da mouRitina...

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_ efrobebi, Sen xom mTlad fiora CitiviT iqnebodi? _ `bikentis mama~, _ CaixiTxiTa efrom, _ sakuTari
_ ikiTxa marTalim. saxeli dakarga kacma.
ufrosebs gaecinaT. saSiSi qali iyo es efro, arafers erideboda... beri
_ xelebze ayvanisa ra mogaxsenoT, _ efros damWk- zaqaraiam qalis sityvebi viTomc ver gaigo, ubis wignaki
nar bageebze Rimili miiWuWka, _ nestori ise miabijebda, dakeca da Seinaxa...
verafriT mivewie. ariqa, gameqcevameTqi da Tavi movika-
li. es oda xom maSin Zirs idga, orsafexuriani kibeRa
hqonda. nestors safexurebisaTvis fexi ar daukarebia, 7
dires ise gadaalaja, jorkoze Camojda, Ceqmebi waiZro
da mibrZana: fexis wyali momirbenine, Surige! wina dRes beri zaqaraiam adgilobrivi gazeTis `me-
_ tyui, tyui! _ qoqola daayara cacanam. brZoli stalinelis” redaqciis TxovniT orgverdiani
_ Sen ki sul simarTle Camokakle! _ uborotod See- werili gaaSanSala. aseT werilebs adrec ukveTavdnen
pasuxa efro. xolme. didi tvinis Wyleta amas ar sWirdeboda, radgan
_ yvelani aq vikribebodiT, efrosTan! _ mogonebe- trafaretul, mzamzareul frazebs Tavs mainc ver daaR-
biT gaTba cacana, _ gvian Ramemde kamaTobdnen kacebi. wevda. erTgvari zizRis grZnobiT asrulebda davale-
ZRvibi Toloraia qaliviT gahkioda, marqsi da marqsizmio, bas, radgan kargad icoda, am sityvebSi WeSmaritebis
proletari da proletariatio... maSin xom axali sityvebi natamalic arsad moiZieboda. WeSmariteba sisxliani da
iyo, yuri SeCveuli ara gvqonda da gveucxoeboda. nestor- sastiki iyo. simarTlis sinaTle suls ganwmends xolme,
ic ase iZaxda, marqsi da proletario; gerac, oRond din- oRond amis ufleba beris ar hqonda da sicruis WuWyi sulSi
jad da ufal RmerTs daayolebda!.. mikvirda, yvelani eleqeboda... amjeradac werilis Sinaarsi, oqtombris
erTsa da imaves Tu laparakoben, sakamaTo ra aqvTmeTqi... ocdameaTe wlisTavs rom uZRvna, mereTel revoluci-
werakiTxvis ucodinrebi viyaviT me da efro... onerebs exeboda. sami vaJkacis _ gera kvaracxelias, ZRvi-
_ Sen maSinac Wkuis kolofi iyavi! _ Seawia efrom. bi Toloraias da nestor Toduas Tavgadasavlebi oqros
_ yvelani erTad viyaviT! _ cacanas xmas sevda Se- varaySi unda Caesva, yovelnairad Seelamazebina, mwikvli
epara, efros SeniSvnas wauyrua. _ TiTqos veraferi Tu ram ecxo, Camoerecxa... es matyuara werilebi, TamaSis
gagvyrida. me marTa mewvina akvanSi, efros _ tataCi, Ca- kanoniT SeTxzulni, aTvlis cru wertilidan danaxuli
Tas _ bikenti! samyaros fantastikur ganzomilebas iZleodnen... ratom
_ vin ifiqrebda, qals Tu iSovida! _ daagdo uceb efrom. vakeTeb amas? _ fiqrobda beri, _ xom SemiZlia uari vTq-
_ ratom? _ cacanas efros qiliki ar moewona. _ va?.. ara maqvs, amxanagebo, weris niWi da nurc mikveTavT.
CaTas mze da mTvare amosdioda qmarze, oRond uxane sxvac bevria iseTi, kalams saiTac gindaT, gaaWenebs...
yofila is sacodavi. yvelas ajoba ZRvibi Toloraiam fiqrobda ase, magram icoda, verasodes gabedavda am
WkuiT, iseTi Zala iSova, ZRvibis daZaxebasac ver ube- satyvebis xmamaRla warmoTqmas.
davdnen, Sinaurebi `bikentis mamao~ ityodnen, Soreble- `risi unda meSinodes me, beri zaqaraias?.. risi eSinia
bi `amxanago Toloraiao!~ adamians saerTod?.. viTom laCaria da imitom?.. uSiSari

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kaci iyo mamaCemi, solomon zaqaraia. erTi ramisa eSinoda ***
mxolod _ Sercxvenisa da amas ver ascda... SiSi Cvens
sulSi imTaviTve Cabudebula. Tavisufleba, albaT, SiSi- oqtombris im dRes _ es moxda 1906 wels _ gera kva-
sagan ganTavisuflebaa. am gagebiT Cven arasodes vyofil- racxeliam sasaxlis quCaze sikvdilis civi sunTqva igrZ-
varT Tavisufalni. revoluciac imitom moxda, Tavisuf- no da sicocxleSi pirvelad mZime gamocdas ver gauZlo.
leba mogvepovebina, magram mauzeris Tavisuflebam sulis azri TiTqos gamoeTiSa, Zala fexebs mieca. imdenad mou-
Tavisufleba akvanSive Cakla da Tavisuflebis wil dagvrCa lodneli, imdenad daujerebeli ram xdeboda, misi sxeu-
SiSi... uflis winaSe davificeb, rom sikvdilisa ar meSinia. li TavisTavad eswrafvoda gadarCenas... yvelaferi air-
maS, ratom meSinia, rom es ubralo, arcTu uCveulo sity- ia, yvelaferi yiraze dadga da geras mexsierebas SerCa
vebi Cveulebrivi melniT Cveulebriv qaRaldze Caviwero. mxolod fragmentebi _ gaafTrebuli, giJuri saxeebi
bolos da bolos sikvdilze uaresi vis ra damarTnia?~ kazakebisa, SiSveli xmlebi, cxenebis ofliani, moRre-
`mebrZoli stalinelisaTvis~ daweril werils daxe- cili kisrebi, gaSlili fafari da Zua, qafiani, yviTeli
da. saTauri trafaretulia, stili kancelaruli, qaRal- kbilebi... Zirs dacemuli qali, brbosagan gaTelili _
dis virTxis dawerili. miswvda, undoda gadaefxriwa, mag- veravin iclida xelis SesaSveleblad... Tofebis Waxa-
ram gons moego, ganze gadado. diax, xval redaqciaSi Wuxi da zriali... zriali... xmaurisagan Tavi uskdeboda
gagzavnis, gazeTis pirvel gverdze dabeWdaven. gvars geras, Sig tvinSi gugunebda raRac usaSvelo da gaugeba-
ar moaweren, saredaqcio werilad gaasaReben. kiTxviT ri... yurSi isev da isev Caesmoda mWaxe da uxeSi _ `Øàïêó
mainc aravin kiTxulobs msgavs werilebs... äîëîé!~ srola, wivilkivili, gniasi... garboda gera da
berim qaRaldebis sul sxva dasta moswia. zed lamazi sikvdilis SiSs cnobierebidan amoeSanTa yovelive danar-
kaligrafiiT gamoiyvana: `revoluciis 30 weli~. Cafiqr- Ceni. TavzeviT grZnobda sisxlian xmals, zurgSi SaSxanis
da da Camowera: `1. gera kvaracxelia, 2. ZRvibi Tolora- xiSti ebjineboda TiTqos, misTvis gasrolili tyvia ewe-
ia, 3. nestor Todua~, da kidev, qveviT _ `dasawyisi~. oda da imasac gaurboda... garboda prospeqtze da daviwye-
sanam bolo sityvas dawerda, pirveli ukve gaqra, beri boda, rom arsebobs eSmaki, sulis wil sicocxles rom gaCu-
ki, Rames Sefarebuli, Tavis oTaxSi ganmartoebuli, SiSi- qebs, da arsebobs RmerTi, Tavdadebis wil ukvdavebas rom
sagan ganTavisuflebuli Seudga aRweras gera kvarac- gaziarebs... arCevanis SesaZlebloba daviwyeboda...
xelias SiSisa... mravali wlis Semdeg marTali Todua etyvis `samxedro soboris~ TeTri kedlebi... gimnaziis nac-
beri zaqaraias: Zia beri, is SiSi CemSic cocxlobs. daba- risferi Senoba... gimnazielTa talRa, gera kvaracxelia
debuli arc viyavi, uflis ganawesSiRa vewere, magram Cemi rom SenobaSi Seitana... kibe... sarTulebi... isev kibe... aRma...
momavali arsebobis xazi nestorisa da geras, efrosa da daRma... iyo uamravi kari, magram dasamali adgili versad
cacanas cxovrebaze unda gasuliyo, imTaviTve Tana- ipova... fanjrebSi SuSis msxvrevis xma... Ceqmebis bragab-
monawile viyavi maTi silaCrisa da gmirobisa, marcxisa rugi parketze, ymawvilTa damfrTxali Tvalebi TiTqos
da gamarjvebisa...~ nislSi micuraveno da kazakebi: lurji Tvalebi, qera ul-
vaSebi, sikvdilis bangi, sisxlis yayaCoebi... egona geras,
rom mxolod mas misdevda sikvdili, mxolod is aeRo mi-

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zanSi... amitomac ver gaego, ratom eyara Zirs gvamebi, _ RmerTo, romeli xar caTa Sina, miibare umanko kra-
ratom dioda sisxli, godebiT ratom iyo haeri savse... vis suli!
derefanSi mouxvia... kvlav kibe!.. zeviT Tu qveviT, aqeT adga da wamovida. derefnebSi kvlav CoCqoli idga.
Tu iqiT?.. safexurebze Cairbina, kari ipova, patara saka- zedac aravin uyurebda ucxod mavals. ZalauflebiT
ni... iq Cvrebsa da cocxebSi Caimala... xmaurma Sors gada- mTvralni miezidebodnen, risi waRebac SeiZleboda. ba-
inacvla, TiTqos Senelda, CaixSo... albaT bambis kedlebi liSidan amocvenili bumbuli farfatebda haerSi, Zirs
hqonda sakans, amitomac ver aRwevda gare xmebi, anda efineboda da nasisxlars ekroboda.
geras gulis bagabugi faravda yvela danarCen xmas. _ Ïîøåë âîí! _ SeubRvira viRacam da gareT ubiZga.
zis gera bnelSi, cdilobs sunTqva daiokos, cdi- golovinis prospeqti naomar velsa hgavda.
lobs gaqres, kedelSi gauCinardes... prospeqts miRma, `soboris~ gumbaTze jvari brwyi-
Cqari da msubuqi fexis xma ismis, viRaca morbis, kar- navda da mis sxivTa anareklSi uflis xateba moelanda.
Tan wrialebs, aRebs, Semodis, iqve Cacucqdeba, bavSvu- _ Seminde, ufalo, codvils! _ RaRadyo gera kva-
rad slukunebs... racxeliam...
uceb kari gaskda, talRasaviT Semovarda Rrianceli, ase yveboda am ambavs efro, mkacrad da Seuvalad mo-
yvirili, Rmuili... kumavda Txel, damWknar bageebs, TvalebSi aSterdeboda
_ ager, ager mimalula! marTalis da beri zaqaraias.
da SeSinebuli, tiriliani xma: _ icodeT, Svilebo, adamiani sustia, yvelaze Zal-
_ Zia, ar momklaT, ar momklaT, ra! gulovani kacic ver vaJkacobs yovelTvis, nu gikvirT
geras Seaciva... wamodga... parkidan Wia rom gamoZvre- sxvaTa sisuste!
ba, ise gamoZvra Tavisi laCari, umaqnisi gvamidan... `ufa- vis gaukvirdeboda? an kacTa sisuste, an vaJkacuri
lo, momec Zala!~ _ pirjvari gadaiwera da kuTxidan ga- siqvele!
moabija. _ tyuilia, tyuilia! _ cxarobda cacana._ Cemi gera
sircxvilis grZnobas SiSi gamoexveta. mixvda, araf- orjerac ar wasula TbilisSi, golovinis prospeqtze ra
rad uRirda sicocxle, mixvda, am wuTamde mona iyo, undoda?... swored maSin aafriala macxovrisgoris taZ-
amier ki _ Tavisufali... igi sxva kaci gaxda, magram am ris gumbaTze wiTeli droSa...
sxva kacs Tavisi mxrebiT unda ezida wina gera kvaracxe- _ es maisobaze iyo, naxevari wlis Semdeg! _ Seuswo-
lias usazRvro danaSauli. ra efrom.
gamovida gera samalavidan, kari farTod gaaRo, sina- _ mereTSi sul pirvelad sapirvelmaiso alami babua
Tle SemouSva. iqve, saknis zRurblTan sisxlisagan da- geram aRmarTa, _ Tavmomwoned Tqva marTalim, _ nes-
clili gimnazieli egdo. Zirs daeSva, civ Sublze xelis- tor babua exmareboda da ZRvibi Toloraiac!
guli daado, pirisaxeze CamouSva, Riad darCenili Tvale- im dros samiveni _ gera, nestori da qosa ZRvibia ga-
bi dauxuWa. nuyreli ZmebiviT iyvnen da swamdaT kidec, Cveni Zmoba
maRla aixeda da ufals SesTxova: maradi da urRvevi iqnebao.

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_ he, biWo, geras klaven mgonia! _ gadmosZaxa mezo- amaT araferi hqondaT, CumCuma Rvinis sardafebSi Ca-
belma qosa ZRvibias. ikargebodnen da mTxlenarev Rvinos pirSi isxamdnen...
klaveno? qosa ZRvibiam samalavidan CvarSi gaxveu- mTavris sasaxlesTan rom karis eklesiaa, iq Seiara
li mauzeri amoiRo, tyviebiT datena da macxovrisgor- geram, sanTeli daunTo gimnazielis ubiwo suls, Cumad
isken gaiqca. iloca da ezoSi rom gamobrunda, mzem TvalebSi moabar-
_ nestor, gesmis, kaco, geras klaveno! _ ikivla ef- Cxala, TiTqos RmerTis mzeras SeefeTao, wamiT dabrmavda.
rom. xalxmravali bulvari gadaWra, kaklis xeebTan Cai-
nestori wuTis win miujda sufras wasaxemseblad. ara, nacnobebs miesalma da Cxerias xidi gadakveTa. am
lukma umal daagdo da, aba, Tofio. dros ukve qvis xidi iyo Cxeriaze gadebuli, ori uremi
efrom Tavisi xeliT gamourbenina Tofi da satyvi- erTmaneTs gverds rom auvlida, iseTi.
awamle. mTisZiri tyiani iyo, Wreli, Sereuli tye mijriT
xidTan rom ori Ziri kakali dgas, utu Toduas, marTa- idga. oRond rac ufro uaxlovdeboda goraks, miT ufro
liad wodebulis, darguli, ai, iq Sexvdnen erTmaneTs dabldeboda, TiTqos macxovrisgoris winaSe Tavs maR-
la veRara swevso. ferdobi dabal tyebuCqnars Seemosa,
nestori da qosa ZRvibia.
ufrore bzas.
_ gaige?
aRmarTis dasawyiss viRac RvTisniers qviTkiris cxra
_ ho, gavige! safexuri CauduRabebia mtkiced. vin icis, vin da rodis
kaklebis CrdilSi mudamdRe moqalaqeebi iyridnen moindoma macxovrisgoraze kibis ayvana. albaT saxsari
Tavs. axlac blomad idgnen da musaifiT erTobodnen. ar eyo, an Rone, an sicocxle... darCa cxra safexuri _
amaT Tvals ra daemaleboda da SexeT, mTavrobasTan sa- gera yovel asvlaze iTvlida _ rva saRi da mecxre _
omrad midiano, erTmaneTs gadauCurCules. Jamisagan morRveuli...
_ am gziT gaiares? _ ikiTxa nestorma. Sedga fexi pirvel safexurze gera kvaracxeliam, aixe-
_ ho, am gziT wavidnen! _ gaubedavad Seepasuxa viRaca. da da mecxre, morRveul safexurze ymawvili ixila. gimna-
_ aba, Tqven iciT, biWebo! _ miaZaxa meorem. zistis forma ecva, gabutuli, daWorflili, TeTri pir-
oriode saaTiT adre gera kvaracxeliam wiTeli dro- isaxe hqonda, bavSvurad norCi da gulubryvilo gamoxedva.
Sa dakeca, ubeSi Caido da cacanas daubara: `momdeven?~ _ ikiTxa gimnazielma.
_ mag wignebs rom daacancareb, osurpatoni, saqmis geram icno ymawvili, sircxvili Seubrunda, Seaxura.
droa ukve! `mapatie, Sevrcxvi yaZaxi! _ SesTxova, _ SiSma wamar-
Tva Rone, veRar giSvele!~
qalaqSi uCveulo araferi xdeboda im dRes. mereTe-
`yovelive RvTis nebaa!~ _ ymawvilma marjvena Semar-
lebs araferi smenodaT maisobaze. eg iyo, raRac cnobebi
Ta da geram Tvals ar daujera _ gimnazielis xelSi is
aRwevda Tbilisidan, imperiis axlo da Soreuli guber-
wiTeli droSa afrialda, aqamde ubeSi rom eguleboda.
niebidan. mazris xelmZRvanelobam manamde cqvita yuri, `saswaulia pirdapir!~ _ gaifiqra.
sanam Tanamoqalaqeni ZilburanSi nebivrobdnen. maiso- gimnazieli Sebrunda, nabilikars ahyva. ise miabijeb-
bis xsenebac ki imperiis balavris rRvevad miiCnia da da, miwas fexs ar akarebso, wiTeli droSa maRla eWira,
quCebSi Cafrebi da cxenosani kazakebi gamoiyvana. saqme TavzeviT miafrialebda.

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gera miedevna. cicaboze fexis mokideba uWirda, xan- gimnazieli ukve ferdobis Tavze idga. wiTel dro-
daxan bzis tots Seavlebda xels da es uadvilebda gzas. Sas mzeze afrialebda da alami cecxliviT gizgizebda.
mzem droSas sxivebi miafina, aagizgiza, cecxli waukida. `aCqardi, mdevari mogeweva!~ _ TiTqos mouxmo.
`es ra xdeba? _ fiqrobda gera, _ biWi xom kazakebma aCqarda gera, Rone daleoda, guli aRar uCerdebo-
mokles! Cemi TvaliT davinaxe, ai, am xeliT davuxuWe da saguleSi.
Tvalebi!~ nabijic da macxovrisgoris Tavze aRmoCnda. ymawvi-
pirjvari gadaiwera kacma, xvdeboda, rom saSiS gzas li gamqraliyo, gera ki momcro galavanTan idga.
Sesdgomoda, magram mzad iyo TavganwirvisaTvis, oRond `gmadlobT, ufalo!~
mZime codva gamoesyida. galavanze gadaZvra, ezoSi Caxta. gediviT yelmoRe-
naxevari gza gavlili hqonda, rodesac moixeda. Cxe- rebuli idga macxovris taZari. ze asvetil gumbaTs maRla
riis xids gamoRma, orRobeSi, mxedrebi Sedgnen. aqeT- aetyorcna oqros jvari.
ken iyurebodnen, albaT cdilobdnen gaerkviaT, ase wiT- muxlebze daeca gera kvaracxelia, miwas SubliT Se-
lad ra Rvioda macxovrisgoris mwvane ferdobze. mere exo, wiTeli alami gulSi Caixuta.
cxenebi daZres da gamoeSurnen. _ ufalo ieso qriste, Zeo da sityvao RvTisa cxo-
`iyos, ufalo, neba Seni!~ velisao, Semiwyale me uRirsi ese mona Seni!
gimnazieli sakmaod Sors wasuliyo. kaci Zlivs xedav- ismina TiTqos ufalma, sunTqva dauoka, Rone moubruna.
da lurji cis fonze, TiTqos RvTis angelozi miafar- wamodga gera, pirjvrisweriTa da locvis butbutiT
fatebda wiTel droSas. Semouara taZars, ezoSi totebgaSlil kaklis xeze gavi-
kvlav misdia geram, muxlCauxrelad iara maRla da da, iqidan navze gadacocda, gumbaTidan Camokidebul
maRla, daiRala, sunTqva mouxSirda. jaWvs miswvda, ahyva da wminda jvris gverdiT wiTeli
mxedrebi pirvel safexurTan CamoqveiTdnen. samni alami aRmarTa...
iyvnen, SaSxanebi eWiraT. geras ki aravin icavda, uF flisa is iyo, mdevari moewia, magram mdevars zurgidan nes-
da win gaWrili ymawvilis garda. oRond SiSi ar awuxebda tor Todua da ZRvibi Toloraia moadgnen, sulze mo-
karga xania, SiSisagan samudamod ganTavisuflda. uswres.
mdevrebs gauWirdaT, aRmarTi ioli dasaZlevi rodi iyo. _ he, he, nu xumrobT, biWebo! _ SeuZaxa ZRvibi Tolo-
`ehei!~ _ atexes stvenayiJina, muqaris sityvebi gauries. raiam.
geram yuri ar aTxova, imaTTvis ar ecala, radgan usmenda mTeli is dRe _ dRe pirveli maisisa _ macxovrisgor-
is Tavze frialebda wiTeli droSa da brwyinavda qristes
sakuTar aCqarebul guliscemas, xSir sunTqvas, daRlil
wminda jvari...
sxeuls da jiut suls, am sxeulze rom mbrZaneblobda.
gaitkacuna, TiTqos kenWi gaskdao... meorejerac gai-
tkacuna, toti mosxipa, bzas wvrili foTlebi dascvivda.
`mesvrian!~ _ auRelveblad gaifiqra. kidev cotac
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gabedao, erTi damixedeT, esec revolucias apirebso.
8 kacad aravis CauTvlia qosa ZRvibia, Cvrad moeCvenaT da
zed fexebs awmendnen. aqeT qurdebma gafcqvnes, iqiT
`warsuli mudam Cvens gverdiTaa. adamianTa modgmis politikurnic almacerad uyurebdnen, aqaoda yvela
cxovreba uwyveti jaWvia, igi drois mdinarebas wamiTac daCagrulis mxares ki varT, magram es sacodavi imdenad
ver gadaaxteba, magram qronometrimexsiereba yoveli- daCagrulia, Cvens saqmeebSi rom gavrioT, saxeli gagvi-
ves Tanabrad veRar aRnusxavs. maradisobis saTvalavSi tydebao.
gardasuli Jami punqtiriviTaa moniSnuli... vis unda cimbiris gzas rom gauyenes, ZRvibis saso warekveTa.
davyrdnobodi simarTlis ZiebaSi? ranairad unda game- aqamde Tu sulSi protesti uRvioda, TavisTvis mainc
cocxlebina gerasa da nestoris, qosa ZRvibias Tavgada- iqadneboda, moicaT, Cemi droc movao, axla mixvda, misi
savlebi. isini ori dedabris _ efrosa da cacanas mexsi- dro arc ise axlo iyo, jerjerobiT mavanTa da MmavanTa
erebaSi ganagrZobdnen arsebobas. Cems mogonebebSi ki Jami idga da misi gulis skdoma da naRvlis gasieba aravis
uferuli aCrdilebiviT gaicricnen. yvelaze realuri awuxebda.
xati muzeumis kedlebze Camokidebuli fotoebia. Tumca `stolipinis~ vagonSi teva ar iyo da qosa ZRvibia Sig
eseni xom wamieri sinamdvilis mxolod da mxolod as- rom Setenes, kupeSi Teqvsmeti TavzexelaRebuli pati-
lebia. siyviTlegadakruli, gauferulebuli fotoebi mari ise ewyo, rogorc qaSayi kasrSi _ haeri ar yofni-
legendebs acocxleben... Cven istoria ara gvaqvs, Cveni daT, oflad iwurebodnen.
warsuli legendebis krebulia... _ es lamazi saidan dagvixates, amisi deda ase da ise!
maSin, pirveli amboxis dros tyvias gadaurCa gera _ braziT daibubuna baybaydevma, xalvaTad rom ijda qve-
kvaracxelia, tyvias gadaurCnen nestor Todua da ZRvi- da merxze, orTav mxares vinc esxdnen, erTierTmaneTze
bi Toloraiac. tyvias ki gadaurCnen, magram susxi sasje- mieWylita, wina merxis patronebi TvalebSi pirferulad
lisa samives Seexo, amoglija mereTis gamozomili cxov- Sescicinebdnen, zeda ficarnagze wamowililni ki, gver-
rebidan, ufrore ki _ ZRvibi Toloraia... dis monacvleba rom uWirdaT, xandaxan Tavs gadmoh-
yofdnen da oflis winwklebs gadmoasxurebdnen...
_ es jRani gvaklda axla! _ ver mSviddeboda bay-
*** baydevi da sacrisodena TvalebiT xvretda qosa ZRvibi-
as, romelic zurgiT gisosze miWeWyiliyo da jerac ar
qosa ZRvibias CeqmebiT Sesdgnen sapolicio ubanSi,
icoda, bedi ras umzadebda.
mere xelfexSekruli daagdes uremze da quTaisis sa-
baybaydevi win gadmoixara, TiTi ataka (TiTi xom qo-
gubernio cixis karamde sul cematyepiT miaciles. al-
sas majis simsxo mainc eqneboda), ikiTxa:
baT TvalSi epataravebodaT. misi uwverulvaSo, bavSvu-
_ vina xar da ras warmoadgen?
ri pirisaxe daucvelobis STabeWdilebas aZlierebda da
ZRvibim xmas rixi SesZina:
yovel vigindaras xeli silis gasalawuneblad gaurbo-
_ politpatimari Toloraia!
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_ Cvari xar, Sen, politpatimaro Toloraia! _ da- matareblis kivilma daarRvia kunapeti Rame. borb-
askvna baybaydevma. lebma dagadugiT gadaiares xidze, vagoni irweoda. qosa
_ rogor gekadrebaT... _ wamoiwyo ZRvibim, magram ZRvibia Cornas fexisgulebs fxanda, Tan daRlilmisa-
Sarianma kacma yuri ar aTxova mis protests, aqeT Caajinda: vaTebuls Tvlema ereoda.
_ sicocxle giyvars, politpatimaro Toloraia? _ magari revolucioneri iyo politpatimari Tolo-
ZRvibis gulmuceli aemRvra. Seecada SiSi ar daem- raia! _ amayad CaurTo cacanam. _ vagonSi rom SehyavdaT,
Cnia da viTomc udardelado, ise Tqva: peronze mTeli jari idga, Tavze aravin dagveces da tyve
_ sicocxle vis ar uyvars! ar wagvarTvaso. kupeSi majissimsxo jaWviT daabes, aqe-
_ hoda, Cajeqi Zirs! TiqiT SaSxaniani saldaTebi amouyenes... aba, CasZinebo-
ZRvibis muxlebi TavisTavad moudunda, sadac idga, daT, ise gaqreboda, Citi gafrenilao...
iqve daeSva. mixvda, morCilebis fasad unda eyida sicocxle... sakuTar xvedrs versad gaufrinda ZRvibi Tolora-
baybaydevma baTinkebidan fexebi amoiRo, gamouwoda ia. matarebelma gadaiara saTaTreTi da vladikavkavi,
da katasaviT mourbila: volgispireTi da urali. didxans mixoxavda aRmosavle-
_ politpatimaro Toloraia, saxvevi Semxseni! Tis vrcel tramalebze. dabolos, miaRwia taigis mxares.
saxvevi oflis suniT yarda, magram sxva ra Cara iyo, amasobaSi CamoTova da cimbiruli yinvebi daiWira.
ZRvibim Seuxsna, Tan xiTxiTebda, viTomcda mesmis xum- Zlivs gadaitana ZRvibim is yinvebi. Toxisa da enis
robis fasio, fiqrSi ki Tavis damamcirebels bare xuT- moqavebis meti araferi exerxeboda, magram rad ginda,
jer gauyara dana mucelSi. TovlSi siminds aravin Tesavs, verc Tavisi sayvelpurio
rusuliT gadarevda qveyanas... erT miyruebul qalaqSi
baybaydevma farTod gauRima. pirisaxe niCabs miu-
daagdes da ubrZanes, aq iarsebe da gaqceva ar gabedovo.
gavda da misi Rimili Semzaravi iyo.
riTi earseba?.. dadioda kardakar xelebgawvdili. misi
_ Cemi mokvla inatre, ara?! _ fexebi muxlebze da-
uwveruli saxe daWmuWnil Ceqmis yels daemsgavsa, dam-
uwyo qosas da TiTqmis megobrulad uTxra: _ fexisgu-
zrali fexebiT sagrZnoblad koWlobda, xmiT xom ka-
lebze momfxane, gunebaSi ki, rac ginda, is ifiqre, CemT-
tasaviT knaoda: `podaite, xrista radi, boJiemu Celo-
vis sul erTia!
veku!~ gunebaSi ki boRmisagan gasiebuli RmerTs taxts
ZRvibim fexisgulze mofxana da mwared gaifiqra: `Se
aclida da qveynis damxobas natrobda... kartofilis
sacodavo, Se marTlac qosav! amodena imperias ujanyde-
nafcqveniTa da kombostos mwniliT gadaitana mkacri
bi da ager, am pirutyvma dagimorCila!.. araferia! _ umal
zamTari... zafxulSi es didi qveyana mwvane FferiT dam-
Seepasuxa meore ZRvibi, `politpatimar Toloraiad~ Svenda. oRond ZRvibis erTi wvaleba meoreTi Seecvala
wodebuli, _ mova Cemi droc, Cagruli aRsdgeba!~ _ koRo da qinqli aclida siqas... kbilebi rom erTmane-
derefanSi jariskacma gaiara, gisosebSi Semoixeda. Tis miyolebiT dasZvra, sabolood mixvda, viRupebio, da
Tvali zantad moaSora da mowyeniT waidudRuna: gaqceva scada. asi kilometriT gaSorda misjil qalaqs,
_ ar iSli Sensas, Corna, xom? roca xeli staces da asi rozgi dahkres...
`Corna! _ gaifiqra qosam, _ moica, moica, Cemgan _ xuTjer gaiqca politpatimari Toloraia, _ yveba
mogelis Savi bedi!~ cacana, Tan TiTebze iTvlis, erTxel matarebliTo, er-

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Txel drogiTo, erTxel irmis marxiliTo, cxeniTo, ZaR- qaroda da mibRaoda ZRvibi. am sasowarkveTili bRaviliT
lis marxiliTo, TxilamurebiTo... Cerdeba, xvdeba, rom sicocxlis wamebs ixangrZlivebda, radgan araadamianuri,
angariSi SeeSala da Tavidan iwyebs CamoTvlas. ucnauri bgerebi xrovas afrTxobda... da uceb retianiv-
es iyo legenda, zRapari... sinamdvileSi ras akeTebda iT gaCerda... pirdapir, Canamqruli bilikis bolos, fi-
aT welze met xans ZRvibi Toloraia?.. ra iseTi danaSauli WvnarSi jargvali Cayursuliyo Savad da qosas eloda...
hqonda, amden xans rom ver moinania?.. albaT danaSauls `vavai, Cqimi coda!~ _ ukve sixaruliT SehRriala ZRvibim
danaSauli waamata... is aTi weli bneliTaa moculi da ca- da kars miawva, mZimed, WrialiT SeaRo da bnelSi Seabija.
canas moyolil zRapars Tu arafrad CavTvliT, samuda- zRurblTanve iatakze daeSva da karga xans izluquna,
mod waSlilia kacTa mexsierebidan... TviTonac ar esmoda wuxilisagan Tu sixarulisagan...
TviT ZRvibis sityvebidan Cawerili ambebi ukve rev- gons rom moego, maSinRa mimoixeda. monadiris qoxi
oluciis gariJraJs exeba. tyuilmarTalis dadgena isev aRmoCnda. Rumeli... koxtad dawyobili SeSa... kvesi da
ZRvibisa da misi mexotbeebis sindisze iyos! abedi... gamxmari orcxobila, Sebolili loris naWeri da
ukanasknelad scada qosa ZRvibiam gaqceva. mowyeni- erTi boTli arayi... gamexebuli guli veRar moulbo
lobam guli dauxra, sigiJe moeria da gzas TovlSi daadga. RvTis saCuqarma, orad ori kbiliT loRnida lors da
mglis xrova aekida kvalze. monadiris saxli rom ara, vera- umisamarTod imuqreboda _ `macadeT, gazRvevinebT
feri gadaarCenda. fafuki Tovli ido, welamde efloboda samagieros!~ taigaSi ki gawbilebuli xrova ymuoda, usa-
da Zlivs miarRvevda... Talxi, gacrecili ca dabla Camo- sood moTqvamda bedis samduravs.
woliliyo. TeTrad Sesudruli wiwvnari ferebs usixa- _ zurgze rom mgeli moaxta, politpatimarma Tolo-
rulod amuqebda. sulieri arsad WaWanebda da ZRvibim raiam qeCoSi xeli staca, gadmoiRo da Zirs daabertya,
SiSisa da daRlilobisagan zmuili morTo. cremli Rawv- _ cacanam Tavisi uRono, magram fumfula xelebi ise
ze eyineboda. xelTaTmans rom Camoisvamda, kani efxaW- moiqnia, TiTqos zurgidan nadiris gadmoRebas apireb-
neboda. tirili Rones aclida, mxneobas ukargavda, mag- da, _ aq meorem iskupa, ZRvibim Witlayi amokra da amo-
ram Tavis Sekaveba aRar SeeZlo. mgeli maSin naxa da ZaR- atriala... daavlo kombals xeli, druza da druza... _
li egona. gzaze Cacucquliyo da azriani TvalebiT Semo- cacanas qoSini autyda, suli Zlivs moiTqva.
xeda, TiTqos eubneboda, tyuilubralod ras wvalob, _ netavi Sen, bavSviviT rom acetdebi! _ CaibuzRuna
adamiano, vici, male TovlSi Cawvebi da Cemi kerZi gaxde- efrom.
bio. `vavai!~ _ SehbRavla ZRvibim. mgels TiTqos gauk- gazafxulamde darCa monadiris qoxSi. sakvebs axlo
virda es ucnauri xavili, ukan gadaxta, juja naZvs amoe- tyeSi poulobda. xan ciyvis marags gaaniavebda, xan aryis
fara... mixvda ZRvibi, tye savse iyo mglebiT. yoveli qerqs xarSavda da ReWavda... yovelive daviwyeboda. er-
xis Ziridan umzerdnen moTminebiT da elodnen, rodis TaderTi survili SerCenoda, rogorme kuWi amoevso...
SeRamdeboda, rodis dausxlteboda fexi, rodis Caemxo- Tovli swrafad dadna, norC, mware ylortebs itenida
boda TovlSi da daadasturebda Tavis ususurobas... SiS- pirSi... soroebidan mindvris Tagvebma amoyves Tavi da
ma aamCata, Rone moemata... Soriaxlo Sehymuvla mgelma, xafangi daugo...
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monadireebma tyis safrTxobela rom dainaxes, SiSi- nirwamxdari boqauli sargadaylapuliviT idga da
sagan kinaRam tyvia daaxales. am arsebaSi Zlivs amoicnes gons ver mosuliyo.
adamiani. qosa sixarulisagan axiTxiTda. sazareli iyo _ uh, Seni! _ SeubRvira ZRvibim da panRuri amohkra.
misi daWmuli Rojebis yureba... mTeli gza taigis sof- _ ee, ras Svebi, ras Svebi!.. _ dabneulad Caiburtyu-
lamde ise mixiTxiTebda. `ras icini, rom icini, ori kbili na boqaulma da dedlurad mousva.
SegrCa da isic amogvardeba!~ _ SeuRrina boqaulma, sof- _ ZRvibi Toloraia irmis marxiliT SeiWra qalaqSi,
lidan qalaqs rom miabrZana, iZulebuli gaxda orRobeSi welgamarTuli idga, Tma lomis fafars miugavda! _ ca-
talaxi ezila da amis gamo boRma klavda. cana cdilobs welSi gaimarTos, magram qarisagan zur-
cidan usiamovno JinJRli eSveboda usaxur, dabal gatkiebuls krusuni wascdeba. _ dainaxa gubernatoris
jargvalebze, talaxian, ficrul Robeebze. am gauxarel- colma, lamazma kneinam da amoioxra: `ah, Cto za krasavec!
ma suraTma da amindma ZRvibis suli sevdiT aakvnesa. Tavi- miTxariT, geTayva, ras niSnavs kosa dzgvibia?~ ZRvibim
si xanmokle sicocxle am nacrisferSi, nestsa da sicive- mkerdi borbaliviT gamoisrola da eSmakurad uTargmna:
Si unda etarebina da amis gafiqreba gausaZlis tkivilsa `es, genacvale, umSvenieres vaJkacs niSnavs!~ `ah, _ aRf-
gvrida. rTovanda gubernatoris coli, _ Sen nastaiaSi kosa
tarantasi gaCerda. savarZelSi koxta, Suaxnis ofi- dzgvibia xar!~
ceri da lamazi mandilosani isxdnen. ZRvibis amaT danax- _ oh, oh, RmerTi dagsjis mageTi tyuilebisaTvis!
vaze SeaZagZaga. ramdeni welia, lamazad Cacmuli, sufTa _ gaecina efros.
qali ar enaxa. daviwyeboda, rom isic kaci iyo, adre kaceb- _ tyuili ratom iqneba, bebi, _ CaerTo marTali, _
Si eria, hqonda samSoblo, hqonda saxli da kari, saWmelic muzeumSi, meore sarTulze naxati hkidia _ `politpa-
moepoveboda da sasmelic, ibanda kidec da garecxilic timari Toloraia da gubernatoris qali~, ai...
ecva. mis cols CaTas mzeTunaxavi ar eTqmoda, magram _ Jami Seicvala, _ Tavi urwmunod gaaqnia efrom, _
qals xom mainc hgavda, Svili bikenti akvanSi ewvina _ qo- koWli Txa win aRmoCnda!
sas egona, axlac akvanSi wevs da RuRunebso... yvelaferi diax, Jami Seicvala!
axla moagonda ZRvibis da Sercxva. _ hei! _ SeuZaxa qosa ZRvibiam.
oficerma ucxourad gadaulaparaka qals. `ra saSi- aivanze ijda, fexi fexze Semoedo.
nelebaa!~ _ Tqva qalma da bage auTrTolda, albaT sib- saxlis kuwubze wiTeli droSa frialebda. moajirze
ralulis gamo. oficerma TiTiT moixmo boqauli: `Zmo- ori `maqsimka~ gadmoedgaT. ezoSi wiTelrazmelebi mimo-
bilo, vin aris es kaci?~ `politpatimaria, Tqveno keTil- diodnen, isvenebdnen, cxenebs arwyulebdnen, iaraRs
Sobilebav!~ `Zmobilo, nuTu ar gagigonia, rom mefe ta- aCxakunebdnen, kamaTobdnen, RiRinebdnen, yayanebdnen...
xtidan gadaayenes da politikurebi gaaTavisufles? ga- ZRvibis tanze ecva wiTlad mosirmuli kavkasiuri
uSvi, wavides!~ tarantasi daiZra, oficerma moixeda da Coxa, fexebze _ Teqis Ceqmebi, Tavze boxoxi exura...
moneta gadmoagdo. moneta ZRvibis ferxTiT Cavarda. Savad daWmuWnili misi pirisaxe eSmaks gzidan moabruneb-
qosam aiRo, maneTiani iyo, nikolozisa. daacqerda, daac- da. wvrili, civi Tvalebi uxsenebeliviT ubzinavda.
qerda da uceb giJiviT axarxarda... moaRo Tavisi CaSave- alayafis karTan baybaydevi idga. mTeli TaviT maRali
buli, ukbilo piri da xarxarebda, xarxarebda... Canda or razmelze, aqeTiqidan rom amosdgomodnen SaS-

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xnebiT. baybaydevs xelebi ukan Semoewyo, kiseri daeZagra. _ ra kai fxana gcodnia, Cemo Corna! _ moulodnelad
mklavebi rom gaeSala, albaT mTel ezos ifrenda, magram fexebi gamostaca, saxvevi koxtad Semoixvia, Teqis Ceqme-
tyvia Zalovansa da susts erTnairad poulobs. bi wamoicva da ubrZana: _ adeqi, boTev!
ZRvibim TiTiT moixmo. wamodga devkaci, SiSisagan bavSviviT Caislukuna.
razmelebma zurgze xiSti miabjines. kaci daiZra, ezo _ namdvili saxeli ra gqvia?
gadaWra. aivans sul xuTi safexuri hqonda da ise amoala- _ ivane!
ja, Zirs ar dauxedavs. _ Rirsi xar kedelTan migayeno, rogorc burJuaziis
Tavdaxrili gaCerda qosas win. nasufraliT gasqelebuli da TviTonac kontra, magram
_ gamarjoba, Corna! _ SeparviT, alersiT daikru- gadavwyvite aRgzardo proletariatis interesebisaT-
tuna ZRvibim. vis... dReis iqiT Cemi `oxrana~ iqnebi!.. ager, Sen brauningi!
giganti SekrTa, TvalebSi Zrwola Caudga. ZRvibim brauningi gamoiZro, xelSi SeaTamaSa da gad-
_ veRar micani, Corna!.. _ xma kvlav alersiani da mougdo.
auRelvebeli hqonda qosas. _ iqneb maSin micno, Se kon- Cornam haerSive daiWira, pirferulad CailuRluRa:
tra, kedelTan rom migayeneb, ha! _ gmadlob, ufroso!
Cornas yba aukankalda. _ madlobas mere metyvi! _ daijRana qosa. _ Cadi axla
_ ra gegona, Se SobelZaRlo, Cemi dro ar movidoda, ha? am saxlis sardafSi, gaaRe kari, iq qalsa da kacs ipovi.
Cornam raRacis Tqma moindoma, magram piridan xma qali dakiTxuli myavs, kacis dakiTxva ar mWirdeba. kon-
ar amosdioda. traa, magisi deda!.. wadi da magaTi xmac ar gamagono!
uyura, uyura qosam uxsenebelis TvalebiT da uceb Corna umal gaZunZulda, sardafSi Caimala.
dasWeqa: _ meSinia, miSa! _ CaiCurCula qalma sardafis mqrqal
_ Cajeqi mZR...o! bindSi.
Corna moceliliviT Cajda. _ nu geSinia, katrin! _ kacma qalis Tavi Caixuta da
ZRvibim ki, isev alersianad, Semparavad _ yurSi CasCurCulebda: _ yvelaferi gairkveva da gag-
_ gamxade Ceqmebi, Corna! _ da fexebi gauwoda. viSveben. Cven xom civilizebul qveyanaSi vcxovrobT...
Corna gamoCoCda, ZRvibis fexebi Caixuta da Teqis kari gaiRo da urCxulma Semoalaja, niCabiviT saxeze
Ceqmebi saTiTaod waaZro. kacma Sebraleba ver amoikiTxa da yvelafers mixvda.
_ saxvevi Semxseni! SensaviT ayrolebuli ki ar macvia, _ nu geSinia, katrin! _ xma gaebzara...
droze varecxineb! _ rkinis komisari gaxldaT ZRvibi Toloraia, _ ase
devkacma saxvevi nazad Sexsna, viTomcda vcdilob, sjeroda cacanas, _ mters SiSis zarsa scemda!
ramenairad ar gatkinoo. _ oh, nu gaabuqe! _ efrom gaCxinkul muxlze xeli
aivans razmelebi Semoertynen, zogi gaocebiT, zogi daikra. _ pativcemulma berim Cvenze ukeT icis eg ambebi!
Cumi siciliT uyurebdnen seirs. _ Sen yvelafers eWviT uyureb, _ ar daTmo cacanam,
_ fexisgulebze momfxane, Corna! _ eWvi rwmenaSi bzars aCens, bzarSi ki umal Cveni mteri
baybaydevma Tavisi uzarmazari TaTebiT fexisgule- Semoipareba... rwmenas unda gavufrTxildeT, diax!
bze mofxana. qosa netarebiT axiTxiTda. _ mxolod RvTisas... _ xmadabla Caiburtyuna ef-
rom, pirjvari gadaiwera...
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reTeli iyo, surda ucxoTaTvis emcno, Cveni mereTi
9 miyruebuli provincia ar gegonoT, aqauri kacis nakva-
levi mTel dedamiwas faravso. efros amaze Tu vinme sit-
risi rwmena?.. geram droSa aafrialao, ZRvibi Tolo- yvas Camougdebda, mogclia erTio, _ xels Caiqnevda.
raia rkinis komisariao, nestorze xom laparakic zedme- cacanas mexsiereba ki wvrilmanebs naklebad inaxavda,
tia. cacana rom mis saxels axsenebs, mowiwebisagan sity- cacanas droSebis friali ufro axsovda...
vebi ar yofnis da `oh, oho!~ _ iZaxis... efro (amas xom ukeT amitom bevr verafers yveboda Tavis mecxedrezec.
unda codnoda!) tuCebs jiutad mokumavs, arafers gera kvaracxelia mereTidan gaqra, TiTqos arc yofi-
ityvis... muzeumis kedelze ruka hkidia _ `nestor Tod- liyo. Tavis mejoge mogvares gahyva lakadis maRal iala-
uas gza~. Tavis Svela rom dasWirda, nestori mTavrobas Rebze. Savi tyeebis zemoT alpuri saZovrebi pirutyvi-
moxerxebulad dauZvra Turme. mindorSi ubelo cxeni sagan Wrel xaliCas damsgavseboda. gera gairindeboda
daiWira, WenebWenebiT atara turebis bilikebiT. ase mTis wverze. qvemoT mTaTa grexilebi igvergveboda, lur-
CaaRwia mamida darikosTan. es qali erTi TavzexelaRe- jze lurji ca ki ise axlos iyo, fexis wverebze Tu aiweo-
buli vinme iyo, kaciviT iaraRasxmuli dadioda. boqauli da, uflis taxtis safexurs miswvdeboda. haeris gril
xmas ver scemda da tyis yaCaRi verafers gaubedavda. gamWvirvalebaSi gera aSkarad xedavda diadi berikacis
gamoucvala darikom nestors cxeni, anakliamde Caaci- naTel xatebas. taxtidan gadmovidoda ufali, fexSiSve-
la. iq Turme cxeni gauyidiaT, Turqs molaparakebian, la gaivlida lorTqo mdeloze, lurji haeris talRebs
nestori gemze aparula da stambolisaken gahyolia... miuSverda gulmkerds... moixedavda gerasaken, gauRimeb-
viTom?.. kaci ifiqrebs, es gemi imisTvisRa idga, mere- da. `mwyemsav, gera?~ `vmwyemsav, ufalo!~ `gwams, gera?~
Tidan gamoqceul nestors dalodeboda. iqneb marTlac `mwams, ufalo!~ `ra gwams, gera?~ `sikeTe, ufalo!~ `ra
yvelaferi ise iyo, rogorc im rukazea daxazuli. nes- aris sikeTe, gera?~ `yovelive es, ufalo!~ _ mimoixedav-
tori Turqs miadga, jibeSi cxenis safasurad aRebuli da gera, casa da miwas, aRmosavleTsa da dasavleTs So-
fuli CauCxriala. amanac xelze xeli daukra _ `iaxSi- ris gaSlil sivrces erqva sikeTe...
ol!~ da Tavis Savad mxrColav gemze aapara... rukaze aR- rodis dabrunda gera kvaracxelia mereTSi, an nes-
niSnuli xazebi mraval zRvasa da okeanes kveTda, navsad- tor Todua rodis gamoCnda?
gurebze ki, sadac nestori Casula, pawia, wiTeli almebi is dRe daamaxsovrdaT efros da cacanas, nestori rom
exata... sxva ram kvali im wlebisa nestors ar dautovebia, arsaidan SemoiWra qalaqSi. etlze idga, xeli aewia da gamv-
Tu ar CavTvliT patara tataCis, romelic mamis alikva- lelgamomvlels gasZaxoda: `xalxo, gZinavT Tu ra amba-
li iyo, iseT dros ki gaCnda, roca nestori cxra zRvasa via! ori kviris win peterburgSi mefe Camoagdes, Tqven ki
da cxra mTas iqiT unda yofiliyo. albaT did saidumloe- ise cxovrobT, TiTqos Zveleburad orTaviani arwivi
bas arc warmoadgenda geras an nestoris yoveldRiuri dagCxaodeT!~
cxovrebis avanCavani, magram amisi gamowvlilviT Seswav- gera gamoegeba nestors, gadaexvivnen erTmaneTs.
la aravis ucdia da Tu muzeumis kedelze ruka viRac mez- _ nuTu es marTalia?.. gaficeb yvelafers!
Raprem Camohkida, es mxolod imitom, rom WeSmariti me- _ gadamrevs es xalxi, WurSi zixarT Tu ra!

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movida erTi boqauli, Se mudrego da buntisTavoo, _ neta sad gadaikarga ZRvibi Toloraia? _ moulod-
_ staca xeli da sapolicio ubanSi waaTria. naxevari dRe nelad ikiTxa cacanam.
ayuryutes viwro da WuWyian sakanSi, mere qudebi moiS- im saRamos STabeWdilebebidan yvelaze mkveTrad
vlipes da bodiSebiT gamoistumres. tataCis tirili CaebeWda efros mexsierebas, winaswar-
gareT gera elodeboda Zmakacs. erTad ipurmariles. metyveluri tirili angelozisa da qosa ZRvibias gaxse-
efrom qaTami dakla, Romi, suluguni da mwnilic hqon- neba, TiTqos oqros saukunis pirvel dRes mWmunvarebis
daT. cacanam cota janjuxa da tkbiliskveri moitana. Savi landi gadaefofrao...
dasxdnen da iWukWukes: revolucias moveswariT da awi ai maSin axsena pirvelad geram kibe!
ki dagvidgeba oqros saukuneo... oRond, nestori mTeli _ ra kibe? _ frTxilad, dadarajebuliviT ikiTxa
msofliosaTvis amzadebda oqros saukunes, gera am mTasa nestorma, SeiWmuxna.
da im mTas Sua rac qveyanaa, imis miRma ar ixedeboda... cacanam xelebi gaasavsava, amodena yaZaxi bavSvivi-
martis quruSi saRamo idga, nela da civad crida. mere- Taao, egeT rames amoiCemebs, WkuaTmyofeli kaci xmama-
Ti nests gaejerebina. nisli ibolqveboda, quCebSi WuW- Rla ver gaacxadebso.
yiani ruebi mowanwkarebda da talaxi azeliliyo. bunebas _ kibe unda avaSeno! _ Tqva geram.
TiTqos sulac ar axarebda oqros saukunis dadgoma. es fiqri adreve aekviata, im dRidan, roca ubiT wiTe-
tataCi Wirveulobda akvanSi, mamakacTa xmebze gafac- li alami macxovrisgoraze ahqonda, win ki gimnazielis
icdeboda, anda ise Wylopinobda, sacaa avtirdebio. landi mifarfatebda. maSin gaiazra pirvelad, rom macx-
efro daurwevda, CuCuo, CasCurCulebda. ovris TeTri taZari axlosaa casTan, adamianebisagan ki
cacana iqve ijda. xelebi wamoburcul mucelze Semo- _ Sors da kacTagan iSviaTi vinme Tu auyveboda xolme
eWdo. cali yuriT kacebs usmenda, ufro ki pawawkintela cicabo biliks.
marTas, sastumros kedlebs rom exleboda da qveyni- mavans ucdia geramdec _ Cxeriidan lodebi amouRia,
erebaze gaCenas Cqarobda. kiriT CauduRabebia, cxra safexuri mouswria. sanam daiw-
nestorma xmas auwia, umisamarTod imuqreboda, tal- yebda, jer mtkice fuZe CauqviTkira. rva safexurs vera
Ra raki agorda, misi daSoSmineba SeuZlebeliao, yvela- Zala ver moangrevs, mecxres ki, raki meaTe ar wamatebia,
fers moangrevso, Zvelsa da dromoWmuls gadarecxavs ferdobze CamoRvrilma wyalma Ziri gamouTxara, Searyia...
da daviwyebis ufskrulSi gadauZaxebso... geramac uRa- im mecxre safexuriT unda daewyo geras, jer is unda
lata Cveul simSvides, imanac xmas auwia, ra ar gasveneb- gaemagrebina. mere TiToTiTod unda gamoeWra, zeviT aez-
ida, sagangebod gamzadebul fuZeSi Caesva. mtkiced nage-
so, xom daingra Zveli wyoba, axals sulis moTqma vacal-
bi unda yofiliyo es kibe, maradisobisaTvis unda gaeZlo.
oTo... maTi kamaTi Cxubs daemsgavsa... tataCi uceb gul-
_ suleli iyo mamaCemi gudu Todua! _ siZulviliT
saklavad atirda, eucxova mamakacTa gauxeSebuli xmebi.
Tqva nestorma. _ ar megona, sxva imnairi Tu daibadebo-
_ ra mogividaT, bavSvi SemiSineT! _ sayveduriT
da. ramdeni fara daaxarja im taZars, mTaze rom wamoko-
Tqva efrom.
likebula. axla Sen gamogviCndi Serekili, kibe ginda
kacebi gaCumdnen.
iqamde aiyvano!

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jer kidev omamde, guSindeli meamboxeni monarqias dedabrebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes.
rom samsaxurs sTavazobdnen, mkerdze muStis braguniT _ Zvelia es ambavi, _ Tqva efrom, _ guSindelma
inaniebdnen, sakuTar sulSi Caketil geras policmais- Zmebma sxvadasxva gza irCies. axalma mTavrobam axedda-
terma SesTavaza: xeda geras, Serekilia, magram Cveniao... gaxeda nestors,
_ vici, gulze ar gexatebiT, magram isic vici, pati- esec Serekilia, magram mtrisiao da cixeSi miabrZana...
osani kaci xar, sityvas ar gadaxval! politikaSi nu gae-
revi, moZebne mSvidi saqme, iyavi SenTvis da mixede ojaxs.
_ kibes avaSeneb! _ Tqva maSin geram. 10
_ ra kibes? _ Secba policmaisteri.
_ macxovrisgoraze asasvlel kibes! botanikurs Wadris xeivani kveTs. bilikze Wreli
_ ar gabedo! _ mkacrad ubrZana policmaisterma. Crdili afenia. samni garbian da Tvalebi uWreldebaT.
_ momindoma wmindanoba! mirCevnia Tofi aiRo da tyeSi _ sad mivrbivarT? _ qoSinebs duru gegia.
yaCaRad gaxvide! _ am bolodan im bolosaken! _ Zlivs amoTqvams ariqa
_ momindoma wmindanoba, _ mZulvared gaimeora nes- ZaZua.
torma, _ dafnis gvirgvini, vercxlis frTebi... Tu mag- _ iciT, Toloraia axla ras akeTebs? _ kiTxulobs
deni Rone da fara gaqvs, abano aaSene, an klubi... marTali, _ lestambes cxviri ZaRliviT waugrZelebia
gera gauCumda, ar Sepasuxebia. sarkmelSi gaixeda. da nakvalevs sunavs!
wvima Sewyvetiliyo. Rrublebi gaixliCa da mzem cali win bza gawolila, dagragnil urCxulsa hgavs... iqneb
TvaliT gamoixeda. marTlac urCxulia, muzeumis kedlidan gadmosaxlebu-
_ ar gabedo! _ muqariT dasZina nestorma. la botanikurSi... Tumca ra unda mereTSi urCxuls?
es uCveulo, ficxi kilo ar moewona efros. Semrigeb- aseTi saocrebebi mereTSi ar xdeba. aq cxovreba awyobil-
lurad Caiwuwuna cacanam. gera ki kvlav utexad dumda. ia. rac adre moxda _ muzeumSia. axla, didididi, mtris
_ gabeda romelia! _ mzera gauTba efros. _ gera agenti Semoiparos da wyali dawamlos... es agentic albaT
uTqmeli kaci iyo, magram jiuti. rasac gadawyvetda, be- vava zarquas monagonia. imitom dasWirda, qveyanas gaage-
Wedi esva. netavi xels vis uSlis, Tu kaci Wkuidan gadac- binos, uqmad ki ar vzivar, age, ucxour agentebs viWero...
da da kibes aSenebs arsaidan arsaiTken... unda da aSenos! rac ki sainteresoa, yvelaferi ukve moxda! am qalaqSi
_ icoda geram, ra kibes aSenebda, nestoric kargad urCxuli ar iCekeba... mosawyenia cxovreba, roca yvela-
xvdeboda amas! _ ukmayofilod Tqva cacanam. feri ukve moxda...
`guSindeli Zmebi am kibem gadakida erTmaneTs, _ ga- _ ratom? _ CaekiTxa erTxel istoriis maswavle-
ifiqra berim, _ ratom?~ ubis wignakSi ki CainiSna: `kibe beli, gamxdari da maRali aqlemi, parmen sigua. _ ratom
macxovrisgoraze _ cxra safexuri (mSenebeli ucnobia) ar xdeba?.. piriqiT, mereTSi istoria iWedeba! _ TiTi
_ 101e safexuris CaTvliT _ gera kvaracxelia!~ aswia, viRac uxilavs daemuqra. _ Cven msoflioSi yve-
_ iqneb im kibem ubiZga nestorsa da ZRvibis, daen- laze mowinave, yvelaze progresul, yvelaze demokra-
griaT macxovrisgoris taZari? _ ikiTxa berim. tiul da bednier sazogadoebas vaSenebT!

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`sxvebi Zaan CamogvrCnen, _ fiqrobs marTali, _ ager buli meseri, wknelis naRobi, trifoliati _ zogan lar-
Turqebi, Turme, SimSiliT ixocebian... gadaviparebi da ze gadakreWili, ufro ki uSnod aZeZvili... Robeebs miRma
wiTel droSas avafrialeb!~ mosawyen ezoebSi mosawyeni qaTmebi iqeqebian... kameCi
_ amitomac mteri bevri gvyavs! _ gafarCxul TiTebs wamowolila da mosawyenad icoxneba... talaxSi amogang-
muStad Sekravs aqlemaparmeni. _ is aSkarad rodi gvebr- lul uRlian Rorebs erTierTmaneTze sZinavT... Txam ki-
Zvis, kuTxekunWulSi mimalula, _ am sityvisas joxiT kiniT moixeda, tuCebs aparpalebs, TiTqos raRacas Cqar-
saklaso oTaxis `kuTxekunWuls~ Cxveravs, _ rac ufro Cqara ambobs...
metad gavimarjvebT, mteri miT ufro gaafTrebiT Se- yvelaferi nacnobi da Cveulebrivia, axals verafers
mogvitevs... amas gvaswavlis didi beladi! aRmoaCen!
`mteri briyvia, _ askvnis marTali, _ misTvis mTava- _ viTom ratomao? _ kiTxulobs geografiis maswav-
ria, oqro moixveWos, muceli amoiyoros, Ripi daiyenos! lebeli griSa yolbaia, xis fexs eyrdnoba, sadRac am omSi
_ erTi Rormucela biWi, boCia cintoria axsende boda. ki ara, wina, patarpatara omebSi daukargavs, romlisa
luarsabiviT msuqani iyo boCia, mouTmenlad, Tqvle- aravis araferi smenia, daWrildaxocilTa raodenoba ki
faTqvlefiT Wamda. lukmas pirSi rom itenida, saloksa da mereTsac daetyo.
SuaTiTs axmarda. _ ra Tqma unda, burJua da paraziti _ amerikis aRmoCena rodi kmara! _ xis fexze rezi-
swored ase Wams!~ nis quslia aWedili, magram griSa maswavleblis nabijs
_ fxizlad iyaviT, baRnebo! _ ufro cxardeboda iseTi braxuni gaaqvs, albaT ezoSic ismis. _ aba, romeli
aqlemaparmeni, _ mteri yovel nabijzea, mTeli mereTi yofilxarT Cxeriis saTaveze? aravin? Cxeriis saTavec
agentebiTa da trockistebiTaa savse! geografiaa, Cxeria xom sadRac iwyeba da aq, Cvens qalaq-
`neta agenti da Spioni damaWerina, _ ocnebobs mar- Si Camoivlis...
Tali, _ ufro ki _ trockisti...~ orRobis bolo motitvlebul mindorSi gadis. adre
trockisti mteria, mters bikenti Toloraia ebrZ- es adgili uRraniT iqneboda dafaruli, SeSad gaixmares.
vis, lestambe bikentis Svilia da ratomRac marTali mere saqoneli miesia, mdelos Tavis aweva ar acala. bal-
ezizReba... TavSi domxalia, yvelaferi erTmaneTSi airia. axsac ra eqna, miwispirs mietmasna.
_ sad mivrbivarT? _ kvlav kiTxulobs duru. _ saTave sul axlosaa, xuTeqvs kilometrzeo, babam
_ sadac urCxuli iCekeba! _ pasuxobs marTali. miTxra! _ ariqas baba ar Secdeboda. simTvralesa da
_ ra gvinda iq? _ ariqa yovndeba. simTvrales Soris, Tu Svils qamriT ara scemda, ufrosi
ZaZua Cxeriaze facriT daZvreboda aRma-daRma.
_ ucxos kvals aviRebT! _ darwmunebulia marTali.
mindori dabldeba... jer xreSia, mere msxvilmsxvili
_ marTlac rom gadaveyaroT? _ eSinia ariqas.
lodebi. WoromSi Cxerias gamWvirvale wyali miedineba
_ maSin fexebs qari davatanoT! _ ambobs duru.
Cumi, monotonuri SxuiliT.
aq ukve botanikuri baRi Tavdeba, Cveulebrivi ubne-
_ Cu, usmineT, Cxeria yveba! _ marTali TiTs maRla
bi iwyeba. mosawyeni orRobeebi kveTen erTmaneTs. zogi
aiSvers.
moxreSilic araa, aqaiq gubura Camdgara. guburis piras
Cxeria moSxuis patara WoromebSi, lodebs gverds
mowyenili bayayi Tvlems, yiyini ezareba... nestiT CaSave-
ubans, Tavze gadasdis. napiridan napirs exleba, Tavqve

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migoravs, sworze tbordeba, mere isev migoravs, Tan mi- _ babaia aq Tevzaobs, _ ambobs ariqa, _ facriT iWers!
aqvs wylis xmebi da grili sunTqva. xmaSi sixaruli ar etyoba. mamis gaxseneba kbilis
_ utus jarma Camoiara Turme Cxeriis WalebSi, utu tkiviliviTaa, igi Rvinis suns da qamris simwares agonebs.
Toduasi, marTaliad wodebulisa. ai, iq, macxovrisgoris duru arafers ambobs. mas mama sulac ara hyavs. isic
Ziras Sedga. mereTi maSin jerac ar arsebobda... dgas utu ar icis, hyavda Tu ara odesme. deda erTi Cumi, moangariSe
Todua, gahyurebs Cxeriis sanaxebs, ulevi jari ki modis qalia, kodalasa hgavs. grZeli cxviri saangariSoze da-
da modis, mdinaresaviT moedineba... `utuSi jariSi go- uxria da Cxinka TiTebiT CqarCqara aCxakunebs. rasac an-
luafiro, vohohoiaodo!..~ _ mRerian molaSqreni. gariSobs, xom sxvisia, Sin motanili kapikebi xelisgul-
Cxeriis gaswvriv viwro biliki miiklakneba. gaRmaga- ze adneba... amaze fiqrobs duru gegia da Cumad oxravs.
moRma mindvris viwro zolebia. aqaiq Txmela wamomar- _ hei!
Tula, totebi ekalas da mayvals dauZenZia... odasaxle- SemkrTali biWebi maRla iyurebian. beqobze cxenos-
bi da ezoebi moSorebiT Camwkrivebula. mSvidma Cxeriam nebi dganan, bikenti Toloraia, vava zarqua da oric sxva.
xandaxan gadareva icis, adiddeba, aqafdeba, aRrialde- bikentis frenCi acvia, fexebze aziuri Ceqmebi. erTi xe-
ba, napirs gadmolaxavs... mosaxlenic eridebian, ekrZal- liT lagami uWiravs, meoreSi maTraxi.
vian, moSorebiT saxldebian... axla uwyinaria Cxeria, _ _ hei, yaCaRebo, aqeT saiT gagiweviaT?
moSxuis, moJRurtulebs, mobutbutebs, moluklukebs, vava zarqua patronis landiviTaa, imasaviT acvia.
marTalis ugdebs yurs. Cumad, uTqmelad dasarsalebs qalaqSi, didebsac aSinebs
_ ise yvebi, TiTqos Senc iq iyavi! _ ukvirs durus. da patarebsac.
_ maS, iqve viyavi! _ Tavs uqnevs marTali. _ lods biWebi Tavdaxrilebi dganan. elodebin, rodis amoi-
ukan mivimale, marTalia Toduam bakanSi xeli Camavlo, Rebs xmas vava zarqua, davaleba amaT me miveci da imitom
amwia da TvalebSi Camxeda! Tu daexetebiano, magram igi dums.
_ bakanSi? _ piri daaRo ariqam. _ raki xmas ar iRebT, ese igi sayaCaRod midixarT! _
_ ho, me xom maSin mdinaris ku viyavi! bikenti win gadmoiwia, TiTqmis cxenis kiserze gawva,
giJia es marTali! cdilobs kargad SeaTvalieros gayuCuli biWebi.
Cxeria yvebao!.. Cxeria ras unda yvebodes, moCqri- marTlacda, risi unda eSinodeT? bikenti lestambes
alebs, mousvenrobs da egaa... rac guSin iyo, im wyalma Ca- mamaa, lestambes ki, roca moeprianebaT, maSin amokraven
iara, axals axali ambebi moaqvs albaT. Cxeria Tu rames Witlays... qalaqSi gamorCeuli kaci iyo bikenti, es Tu
yveba, maSin niavic yveba rames... aSinebda mereTelebs. mudam erTnairad Cacmuli gamo-
niavi mofarfatebs Cxeriis sanaxebSi, wylis sigriles ecxadeboda Tanaqalaqelebs: xakisferi frenCi da qudi,
aitacebs, napiris buCqnarebSi Sesisindeba, xeTa totebs galife, aziuri Ceqmebi, romelzec uamindobaSi kaloSs
Searxevs. wamoicvamda.. sxvebi Tu etliT, drogiT, urmiT, mogvi-
aq, am adgilas mereTi Tavdeba. es ukve qalaqi araa, anebiT ki `paltaratonkiT~ dadiodnen, bikentis `vili-
sofelia. napiri uswormasworo xdeba, aRmadaRma arbi- si~ emsaxureboda, _ erTaderTi mTel mereTSi. gamoC-
Camorbis, xan mwvaned moiqoCreba, xan Jangian pirs moa- ndeboda quCis bolos is `vilisi~ da ubanSi SiSiani siwyna-
Rebs morRveuli flate, balaxis fesvsac rom ar iWers. re Camoefineboda. wavidoda da haerSi isev ekida pirfer-

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uli `amxanago bikenti!~ efro bebiasRa ar akrTobda bi- karga xans midiodnen. gorakebi erTierTmaneTze mi-
kentis xseneba, aqilikebda raRacnairi, TiTqosda umi bobRavda. Cxeria cdilobda maT Soris gza gaekvlia da
zezo gaborotebiT: `bikenti ZRvibieviCi!~ cacana gad abneuli miiklakneboda.
mokarklavda umal Tvalebs: `rogor gekadreba, qalba- win maRali flate wamoimarTa. sveli, wvrili buwkiT
tono efro, mefis mTavrobisagan daCagrul glexs rom mofenili Subli gadmoayuda, Tvalebmilulul gigantsa
ZRvibi erqvas, dasacinia?~ `axla esec mefes daabraleT, hgavda... iq, sadac piri unda hqonoda, uzarmazarma gamoq-
_ buzRunebda efro, _ Zaan ki ecodineboda nikolozas, vabulma daiRrina da sigrile amoisunTqa.
bikentis mamas ZRvibi da qosa rom erqva!~ marTalisac ar biWebi SeCqvifdnen, erTmaneTs aekvrnen. damfrTxal-
moswonda bebiis es axireba, SiSi gakenwlavda: `vinmem Tu ni Sehyurebdnen pirfarTo gamoqvabuls, romlis Cabnele-
gaugo, daiWeren bebias da sworsac izamen!~ buli stomaqidan gveleSapis enasaviT gadmovardniliyo
_ kvals daveZebT! _ marTali Seecada rixiT eTqva. TeTrad aqafebuli Cxeria... svel Wers xavsi mosdeboda,
_ yoCaR, Tqveni imediTRa davrCiT! _ Rimilis gare- xavsze wveTebi ekida da kapakupi gahqonda... gamoqvabu-
Se Tqva bikentim. _ lestambe ra uyaviT? lis fskerze kamkama wyali qafqafebda da gareT gad-
_ sxva mxares wavida! _ xma gaebzara marTalis. guli monTxeul Cxerias sinaTleze siRrmiseuli ToSi amo-
xSirxSirad ucemda, ver mimxvdariyo, ratom afrTxob- hqonda.
da es kaci, ra iseT Zalas flobda bikenti Toloraia, misi idgnen biWebi da veraferi gadaewyvitaT.
rom unda sSinebodaT. marTalim igrZno _ viRaca uTvalTvalebda... moixe-
_ frTxilad iyaviT, Zalian Sors nu waxvalT! _ da- da, aravin iyo. durum da ariqamac swrafad mimoixedes,
ariga bikentim. _ saeWvo vinme Tu SegxvdaT, Sematyobi- albaT amaTac igrZnes ucxo mzera, an marTalis jiqurma
neT! xom iciT, pionerebi xarT! moZraobam SiSs SiSi waamata.
cxeni Seabruna da aRmarTs Seuyva. mxleblebic mihyv- marTalis SeaJrJola, aravin Canda, magram safrTxe
nen, jer vava zarqua, mere ori sxvac. pirdapir mzis dasa- TviT haerSi ekida.
valisaken midiodnen. cxenmxedarTa Crdili dagrZelda, vin umzerda ase daJinebiT?
dagrZelda da Cxeriis xeobaze gawva... kvlavac naTeli, iqneb klde uyurebda? an urCxuli gamoqvabulis siR-
lurji ca gadmomxoboda sanaxebs, magram im Crdilma rmidan!.. an viRac uCinari gayuCula guburis fskerze!..
TiTqos Seatovao uferuli feri, qufri moefina gare- an Soriaxlo buCqnaridan... an ferdobze Sefenili Savi
mos... gorakis Tavze Seyovnda eWviani bikenti Toloraia, tyidan!..
gadmohyurebda Semogarens fxizeli TvaliT... araferi _ wavideT, biWebo! _ waiCurCula marTalim.
am mzeras ar daemaleboda, fiqrSic ver gaeqceodi, iqac Tvalebdacecebulebma daixies ukanukan, mere qari-
Cagwvdeboda da saaSkaraoze gamogiyvanda. viT mowydnen adgils da elvisuswrafesad, _ TviTon
_ davbrundeT? _ yoymaniT ikiTxa ariqam. egonaT ase, _ qalaqis SemogarenSi aRmoCndnen.
durum usityvod Sexeda marTalis. _ viRaca gviTvalTvalebda! _ qoSini Zlivs Seikava
_ saTavemde TiTqmis mivediT! _ xmamaRla gamouvi-
ariqam.
da marTalis, am SeZaxiliT sulis kunWulSi mimaluli
_ ho, viRaca iyo! _ daudastura durum.
SiSi daafrTxo.

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naTeli dRe idga. qalaqma swrafad Seifara Tavisi idga Sindisferi respublikis gazafxuli... Tavisuf-
damfrTxali Svilebi da marTalim Caicina: lebis moednidan daZrul etlSi noe Jordania ijda,
_ mogveCvena! TeTri, spetaki wveri mkerdze Camohfenoda... sasaxles-
_ albaT mogveCvena! _ yoymaniT amoRerRes durum Tan gvardielebi idgnen... quCebi savse iyo moswavlee-
da ariqam. biT, oficrebiT, banovanebiT... ismoda babilonis aTasi
_ gamoqvabulSi neandartaleli ijda, muzeumis ked- ena... Tbilisidan dasavleTisaken mimaval matarebelze
lidan rom iyureboda, iseTi!.. aba, ra gegonaT! warsuli samferovani alami frialebda da sasule orkestri `mar-
ar qreba, igi Cvens gverdiTaa! seliozas~ ukravda... mwvane sayaneebs glexoba Sehfeno-
ver gebulobdnen duru da ariqa, rodis xumrobda da, miwas izomavdnen... mereTic gamococxlda da mere-
maTi amxanagi da rodis _ ara! Telebi hgavdnen im adamianebs, vinc Zili axlaRa moiSo-
ra da sicocxlis Zala wamiT wamze emateba.
nestor Toduas Tvalebze TiTqos bindi Camowvao,
11 buranidan vera da ver gamosuliyo, sinaTles ver xedavda.
_ vin Ciqvanmoxelea...
qalaqis sapatio dafaze sami mereTeli revolucio- _ me var, nestor! _ magididan gera kvaracxelia
neris suraTi hkidia. gverdigverd dgas Coxaaxaluxiani, wamodga, Semoegeba.
yabalaxmoxveuli sami vaJkaci... nabiji win gadmoudgiaT, _ gavige, Cemo gera, axal xelisuflebas mxari Seage-
utexad gahyureben sivrces. gerasa da nestors wiTeli be! _ gulRrZod Tqva nestorma. _ Sen rom kibis aSeneba
gadawyvite, maSin mivxvdi, rom Cvens gzas ganudeqi!..
almebi upyriaT. ZRvibi Toloraias xeli Tvalze mouCr-
TxuTmeti wlis win macxovrisgoraze wiTeli alami Sen
dilebia, daJinebiT akvirdeba drois Soreul samanebs...
aafriale. axla ki am saxlis saxuravze Sindisferi droSa
aseTebad daxata isini adgilobrivma mxatvarma CiCuam,
hkidia! Ralatis suni udis amas, icode...
asec urCia mas yovlismcodne beri zaqaraiam.
_ mtroba da siZulvili galaparakebs, Cemo nestor,
_ rogor midis saqme? _ hkiTxa bikenti Toloraiam
Torem sakuTari qveynis samsaxuri kacs Ralatad rogor
beris. sapatio dafasTan idgnen da bikentim revoluci-
CaeTvleba!
onerTa suraTisaken miaxeda. _ CvenTvis tradiciulia
_ romelia Seni qveyana?.. mereTi?.. adre Cven sxva fi-
sami vaJkacis gmiroba! xom gaxsovs, SoTasTan, `maT samTa
ci vficeT, vambobdiT, Cveni qveyana msoflio proleta-
gmirTa mnaTobTa...~
riatiao!
beris, ra Tqma unda, axsovda! kanonikur istoriogra-
_ Cemi qveyana saqarTveloa! _ mxrebi aiCeCa geram.
fiaSi asec ewera da teqstSi wertilmZimis gadasmasac ver- _ axla aq SedarebiT simSvidea, irgvliv ki sisxlis wvi-
avin gabedavda. TviTonac ase werda xolme, _ Cveulebrivi mebi modis. ra ver gawynarebs, ver gamigia. Cveni mTav-
melniT, saskolo rveulis furclebze... iq isic ewera, jer robac xom socialisturia. Tu saqarTvelos sikeTes mo-
Tebervalma, mere oqtomberma gahyarao samTa gzebi... vutanT, amiT msoflio proletariatsac vargebT!
_ vin Ciqvanmoxelea, daWeras rom mibedavs?! _ ikiT-
_ Cveni laparaki ori yurnaklulis saubars emsgav-
xa nestor Toduam.
seba. adre erTi gziT mivdiodiT, me, ZRvibi da Sen! _

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nestoris xmaSi gulwrfeli wyena ismoda. _ axla Cven tyvia TavSi damaxalos!.. mere da risTvis?.. mxolod imit-
mtrebi varT! icode, gera kvaracxelia, arc msurs da arc om, rom siymawvilidan RatakTa saqme gaviTavise...~
veli Sengan Sewyalebas! Cumad midiodnen yofili megobrebi. aravin icoda, ra
gera auRelveblad usmenda, mere wynarad hkiTxa: fiqri edo gulSi geras da ra foriaqs aetana nestori.
_ efro rogoraa? ase gadakveTes qalaqis bulvari.
nestorma mzera aarida. qalebi adre sul erTad iyv- nestorma nabiji Seanela.
nen. rac qmrebis gzebi gaiyara, isinic, TiTqos ubrad _ ra Caifiqre?
ariano, TavTavianT saxlebSi gamoiketnen. amitomac ga- geram kefa moiqeqa, macxovrisgorisaken gaixeda.
ukvirda es ubralo kiTxva, sificxe Seunela. _ efros ar gamoemSvidobebi?
_ ra uSavs! _ madlobeli var wyalobisaTvis! _ uxeSad, braziT
_ tataCi? warmoTqva nestorma.
_ fexi aidga! geram amoixvneSa, dava ar dauwyia.
_ marTac didia ukve! _ geram sartyelze revolve- Toduebis saxlamde meti ara Tqmula ra.
ris bude Seiswora da uceb mowyvetiT Tqva: _ wavideT! efro ise Sexvda geras, TiTqos ager, guSinRa xedav-
nestori gafiTrda, ixtibari mainc ar gaitexa, mRel- dao, mkerdze akoca, cacana da marTa moikiTxa.
vareba daioka: tataCi xelSi eWira qals. laparaki ukve SeeZlo pata-
_ axla iseTi dro araa, sasamarTlo komediebi viTa- ras, enas iCleqda. baba, babaiao, _ RuRunebda, funCula
maSoT! Sens adgilas mec ase moviqceodi! xeliT Rilkiloze epotineboda mamas.
_ wavideT, wavideT! _ gaawyvetina geram, mklavze suli aemRvra nestors, bavSvi gamoarTva, Caixuta.
xeli gamosdo. _ Sin SemodiT, gareT ratom vdgavarT! _ Semoipati-
kibesTan mdgarma guSagma ganze gaiwia, geras araferi Ja efrom.
daubarebia. _ gveCqareba! _ Tavi gaaqnia geram. _ SediT, erTma-
mze dahnaToda mereTs, xasxasa mwvane feri CamoeR- neTs gamoemSvidobeT, me aq dagelodebiT!
vara gazafxuls. moqalaqeebma ZilquSi Camoigdeso, nestorma Tavisufali marjvena gadaxvia efros, Sin
bulvarze, trotuarebze, duqnebis mwkrivebTan gamo- Sevidnen.
feniliyvnen. zamTris tanisamosi ukve gadaenaxaT, kacebi _ ra xdeba Cvens Tavs? _ hkiTxa efrom, pasuxs arc
bluzebiT, mandilosnebi TeTri kabebiT iwonebdnen Tavs. dalodebia, xeli ukana karisaken gaiSvira: _ gza aqeTa-
caa, Tolige!
siRaribis niSani etyoboda moseirneebs, magram pirze
_ ras ambob, osurpatoni*! _ warbi Sehyara nestorma.
keTilganwyoba da sicocxlis sixaruli ikiTxeboda da
_ me rom gaviqce, geram ra pasuxi gasces mTavrobas?
nestor Toduas Seebrala Tavi, daenana Tavisi axalgaz-
efrom xma gakminda, dafacurda, saxeldaxelo sagza-
rda sicocxle... `me amaTi bedniereba minda, _ fiqrobda
li gauxazira qmars. undoda eTqva nestors, aRar damWir-
gulmoSxamuli, _ eseni ki ase iolad mimeteben!~ surda
alaparakebuliyo, yuradReba miepyro: `xalxo, nuTu ver deba awi sagzalio, magram gaCumda, ar isurva dedakacis
xvdebiT, yofilma megobarma gamimeta, mivyavar, raTa SeSineba.

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zRurblze darCa efro, xelSi biWuna eWira da kacebs orRobe macxovrisgorasTan Tavdeboda. aq iwyebo-
gahyurebda. da kibis TeTri safexurebi.
_ baba, baba! _ aWylopinda tataCi. SeCerda gera, Tvali aadevna.
kvlav Cumad midiodnen gera da tyvedqmnili, orRo- SeCerda nestoric, gunebaSi gadaiTvala. cxra safe-
beTa xlarTi ar ileoda. awrialda nestori, SeeWvianda. xuri axsovda, meore cxra da mesamec damateboda.
_ axla saiT? _ yrud ikiTxa. _ rodisRa moaswari?
_ cacanasTanac SeviaroT. _ Tebervlidan oqtombramde, _ amoixvneSa geram,
raRa eTqmoda, gauCumda nestori, veRar amoexsna ge- _ axla mocla ara maqvs. respublikas dacva sWirdeba.
ras Canafiqri. damSviddeba qveyana da am saqmesac eSveleba!..
ager kvaracxeliebis jargvalic! cacana wamofrin- _ mag simZime safexurebs zurgiT moaTrev?
da, qmars kiserze Camoekida. nestors xeli gauwoda, rad _ ufali xels maSvelebs da ar memZimeba!
dagviviwye, Cveni daZmobis piroba sad gaqrao. _ mereda vis sWirdeba es?
marTa fexebSi eblandeboda didebs, yoCaRad dabaj- _ saqarTvelos! _ dabejiTebiT Tqva geram. _ simS-
bajebda. vide da uflis gza, ai, ra sWirdeba saqarTvelos!
nestorma xeli dastaca, kiserze ulvaSi moucacuna, nestors brazi Seubrunda.
aakiskisa. _ aq ratom momiyvane? am TeTr qvebs Cemi sisxli
_ am wuTas sadils mogarTmevT! _ dafacurda cacana. sWirdeba?
_ gveCqareba! _ almacerad gaxeda nestorma geras. _ respublikas ar sWirdeba Seni sisxli, nestor
sixaruli gauqra uceb cacanas, kacebs daakvirda. Toduav! _ mSvidad, auRelveblad warmoTqva geram. _
_ nestor, gera wina karidan gava, Sen ukana kariT iare Seni gziT! oRond, Zveli megobris pirobaze, Txov-
gadi! Tqvens jibrs dro gaarkvevs! na Semisrule _ erTi wliT mainc gadaikarge mereTidan...
geram araferi Tqva, wverze Camoisva xeli. nestor- cota dro mainc mogveciT, Tqve dedmamisSvilno, suli
mac araferi Tqva, marTas loyaze uCqmita, geras aniSna mogvaTqmevineT da mere vnaxoT!
da oriveni wina kariT gavidnen. nestorma undoblad Sexeda:
cacanam bavSvi aitaca, aivanze gaedevna. _ keTilebi xarT, xom? mteric gecodebaT! qamarze
_ gera, kaco!.. nestor! ki mauzeri gikidia!
imaT ar mouxedavT, orRobes dauyvnen, Cxeriaze geram mauzeris bude gaxsna, Sig raRac rkinebi ewyo.
gavidnen. kaklebTan rom xidia, is gadaiares. _ ra aris es?
xidis Tavzec samferovani droSa ekida _ Sindis- _ satexebia. dros rom movixelTeb, qvebsa vTli,
feri, SaviT da TeTriT kuTxeSi. safexurebad.
_ Tavisuflebisaa es droSa! _ TiTi aswia geram. nestors yba moeqca.
_ burJuebisaa es droSa! _ ukmexad Seepasuxa nes- _ uxerxemlono, laCrebo!.. vis raSi sWirdeba Tqve-
tori. ni sikeTe! qveyana lamisaa sisxlma walekos!.. Cemi sityve-
kamaTs azri ar hqonda. bi daimaxsovre, didi xani ar giweriaT!

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Sebrunda da mTisZira biliks gahyva. sios jer ar dauberavs. xalxi gminavs msoflio imperi-
geram TiTqos mZime tvirTi moixsnao, amoixvneSa, alizmis uRelqveS. menSevikebi mieyidnen germanelebs...
kibeze Camojda, safexuris gluv zedapirs xeli gadausva... imperializmis daqiravebuli agentebi, inteligentike-
bi... diax, xalxi gminavs da Tavisuflebas natrobs da Cven
unda miveSveloT... Tu saWiroa, daniT gamovuSignoT
12 gulmuceli...
ZRvibi da Corna gariJraJze Seudgnen aRmarTs. msubu-
bedi wyalobda ZRvibi Toloraias, TeTrebTan TeT- qi tvirTi ikmares. qosas mauzeri mohqonda, Cornas xel-
robda, wiTlebTan wiTlobda. amaTTan Tu muSurglexur yumbara, zurgCanTaSi Savi puri da loris naWeri. mal-
xelisuflebaze ificeboda, imaTTan denikinis saxelze viT modiodnen. ucxo mTis xalxsac aridebdnen Tavs da
iwerda pirjvars. samoqalaqo omis sisxlianma morevma axali respublikis sasazRvre kordonsac.
CaiTria is da Corna... CaiTria da aburTava, aRmadaRma naSuadRevs aaRwies uReltexilamde. quruS kldeeb-
atara. ver gaego, saiTken mihqonda dinebas, ra mimarTu- ze gadmokidebuli yinulis enebi tbaTa napirebs lokavda.
lebiT, cdilobda zedapirze etivtiva da gadarCenis TeTrad moelvare mTebs zevidan ulurjesi ca gadmomxo-
xrikebs imdennairad xrikavda, rom mtersa da moZules boda. zRapruli sanaxaoba warmoudgaT Tvalwin, magram
oini uyo... Cornasac ki, visac egona, patronis oinbazobi- ZRvibisa da Cornas ara gaegebodaT ra samyaros mSvenie-
sa yvelaferi vicio, araerTgzis gakvirvebisagan daaf- rebisa, maTi tvini sul sxva rameebiT iyo gamotenili.
Cenina piri. _ araferi gesmis, Corna, Sen! _ guldinjad moZRv-
Cornas mTlad aebna gzakvali. amitomac ar scilde- ravda qosa Tanamgzavrs. _ mglis Tavze saxarebis kiTxvaa
boda qosas, ZunZuliTa da qoSinqoSiniT misdevda, SenTan saubari. rac ginda uCiCine mgels, is mainc tyisken
eSinoda, oromtrialSi Cavikargebi da Sinisaken gzas ver iyureba. Tumca ra Seni bralia! eqsploatatorTa kla-
gavignebo. amitomac erTgulebda, amitomac eficeboda sia damnaSave, Sen rom mkvlelad da yaCaRad gagzarda.
Cekas, ZRvibi Toloraia Cemi partiuli amxanagiao, vi- socializmis dros arc banditi iqneba, ar mkvleli. rki-
Tomc TviTon didi vinme moRvawe iyo, amitomac gamohyav- nis cocxiT gamovgviT yvelafer burJuaziuls da maSin
da tyviis wvimidan, aridebda SimSilis maxes. qosa ZRvibia gveqneba kai cxovreba... ai, gaimarjvebs msoflio revo-
is tivtiva iyo, romlis imediT Cornac ar CaiZireboda... lucia, burJuebs qaTmebiviT wavaklavT erTmaneTs da
dabolos, talRam kavkasiis mTebze miagdo orive. mTeli dovlaTi Cven dagvrCeba. vicxovroT mere Zmu-
gamoRma sisxlis wvimebi wvimda, gaRma, saqarTveloSi rad. ratom viCxubebT, ra gveqneba gasayofi? erTad vWa-
simSvide sufevda, Tumca am simSvidis moCvenebiTobac moT, erTad vsvaT, saxlic erTad aviSenoT, didze didi,
safrTxes Seicavda. iq ratom unda yofiliyo simSvide, uTvalavi oTaxebiT. Seni Cemi iqneba, Cemi _ Seni...
roca aq yalyze Semdgari uqoneli sastikad uswordebo- _ qalic saerTo gveyoleba? _ Caixvixvina Cornam.
da yovel mqonebels. _ qalic, ra Tqma unda, Tu is partiuli amxanagi araa,
_ burJuis xarWebia! _ ase auxsna rkinis komisarma _ Cafiqrda ZRvibi, _ partiuli amxanagi raRa qalia...
qosas. _ am mTebs miRma proletaruli Tavisuflebis

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nuTu marTlac ase saubrobdnen uReltexilidan bi da mTis morCili cxenebi usityvod ugebdnen erTma-
gadmoparuli ZRvibi da Corna?.. yovelive es beri zaqara- neTs. ZRvibi Citis wonisa iyo da miwas misi simZime ras
ias palimfsestSi weria, magram beri iq ar iyo, man mxolod daetyoboda, magram Corna molayunebda mZimed, mis qveS
is icoda, rom orni gadmovidnen qluxoris uReltex- miwa izniqeboda da ufskrulSi gadaCexvas upirebda.
ilze rkinis komisris davalebiT, frTxilad Camohyvnen xandaxan erTurTs SeuZaxebdnen Calandrebi, mokle
kodoris xeobas, iqidan sakenisaken gadauxvies, sofels winadadebebs esrodnen. ZRvibi verafers gebulobda, miT
tyetye auares, kvlav ferdobze afofxdnen. motitvle- ufro Corna, egona Cvenze laparakobeno da guls askde-
buli seri gadakveTes da Wuberis xeobaSi aRmoCndnen... bodnen, boRma avsebdaT. enis qavili autyda ZRvibis, pir-
karga xans modiodnen ase. ferdidan ferdze eSvebod- ze klite ver daido, rogorc ki qaravani wasaxemseblad
nen, uRrani tyeebi CaaTaves. sagzali gamoeliaT da ken- moxerxebul tafobze Seyovnda, sityva iTxova:
kriT iyuCebdnen SimSils... ufrTxodnen kacsa da na- _ ai, Tqven lenini ar gagigoniaT. revolucia rom
dirs... WuberSi, saxlis Tavze pirvelad dainaxes ucnau- moxda, imas Tu mohkariT yuri?
ri droSa _ Sindisferi, Savi da TeTri zoliT kuTxeSi _ mefe rom Camoagdes? _ ikiTxa axmaxma. _ es ambavi
da qosam boRmianad Seigina: viciT, magram Cven magas vin gvkiTxavs...
_ uu, Tqveni, burJuebo! _ ruseTSi revolucia moxda, mTeli Zalaufleba
Cauyvnen nenskras. qafiani nenskra Rrialebda viwro muSebsa da glexebs gadaecaT, burJuebs deda utires,
xeobaSi. daRlildaqanculni sacalfexo bilikze Zlivs didi omi gaimarTa...
micocavdnen. iq, sadac nenskra engurSi CaixrCo, Calan- _ magi ra Cveni saqmea, _ xeli Caiqnia axmaxma, _ Cvens
drebs gadaeyarnen, jorcxeniT Tafli da yveli Cahqon- sofelSi aTasi welia, burJua ar gvinaxavs!
daT mereTis bazrobaze. eWviT Sexedes ucxo kacebs, mag- _ rogor Tu burJua ar ginaxavT? _ gacecxlda ZRvi-
ram kiTxviT araferi ukiTxavT, purze dapatiJes... TiTo bi. _ gaixedgamoixedeT, yurebi gamoibertyeT! vera xe-
arayi gadakres ZRvibim da Cornam. qosas Zvlebi gauTba, davT aq, saqarTveloSi imperialistebis agentebi kisre-
tvinSi SeuRitina da tyuilebis bade gaaba: bze dagajdnen. es Jordaniebi da ramiSvilebi sul bur-
_ sakenSi mamida myavda gaTxovili, imis satiralSi Juebi ar arian? dagyidian nemecebze erTad da calcalke,
viyaviT. kodoris xeobaSi yaCaRebi daZrwiano, xalxs maSinRa mixvdebiT, vinaa burJua da vin proletari...
Zarcvaveno da gvirCies, WuberiT dabrundiTo. aqeT ra _ Sen raRac sxvanairad WikWikeb, _ moiRuSa axmaxi,
ismis, bolSevikebi xom ar gadmosulan? _ vinca gvyavs, isaa Cveni mTavroba, burJua ar vici me!
Calandrebma mxrebi aiCeCes, bolSevikebze yurmok- _ es ise uqcevs, sakenidan ki ara, ufro zemodan Camo-
vriT gagvigonia raRacao. sulsa hgavs! _ CaurTo meorem.
_ rogor, leninic ar gagigoniaT? _ gaukvirda ZRvibis. _ eseni mereTSi CaviyvanoT da mTavrobas CavabaroT!
_ rusia? svanebi mTebze russ ar gadmouSveben! _ _ Tqva mesamem.
guldajerebiT moWra erTma axmaxma. _ sabuTebi SevumowmoT, _ axla meoTxe Caeria, _
gza erTad ganagrZes. qveviT, Rrma xeobaSi enguri gaqvT sabuTebi?
gugunebda, qaravani ki viwro da saSiSi bilikebiT Tavb- Cornam ubidan xelyumbara amoiRo, SeaTamaSa da da-
rudamxvev ferdobebze miiweoda. gamocdili Calandre- iRrija:

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_ ai, sabuTi! _ jargvali daiwva, _ Tqva kacma, _ Jandarmebma qnes
Calandrebma erTmaneTs WoWmaniT gadaxedes. es saqme, ZRvibi rom daiWires, maSin... CaTac daiWires da
Cornam win ubiZga ZRvibis, Tavisi farTo zurgiT da- imdeni cemes, daWleqdao, ambobdnen. cxovrobs sadRac
fara mosalodneli Tavdasxmisagan. gareubanSi, gaTxovdao, isic Tqves... iqneb Woria, Tumca
fexs auCqares, raTa qaravani kvalze moewyvitaT. im qosas xom ar daelodeboda sul...
saRamos CaaRwies barSi. soflebs garegare uvlidnen da ZRvibim xeli ataka kacs da gverdze miagdo. Cornamac
ukve dRisiT mereTi gamoCnda. wixli miazila. uadgilod aWikWikebuls ena, etyoba, mu-
didad ar Secvliliyo ZRvibi Toloraias mSobliuri celSi Cauvarda. ZRvibi ki win gavarda, gzajvaredinamde
qalaqi. isev iseTi mtvriani orRobeebi gareubnebSi, So- irbina. Corna qoSiniT wamoewia.
riSor mdgari jargvlebi, patara, magram lamazi centri _ ha, ra dagemarTa? _ xeli TanagrZnobiT Seaxo. _
_ qvafenili, bulvari, sasaxle, orisami qviTkiris Seno- cocxlebi xom arian, movnaxavT!
ba... macxovrisgoris Tavze TeTrad aRmarTuli taZari... _ momwydi, Corna! _ afeTqda ZRvibi da kvlav wavi-
_ qveyniereba ingreva, es ki iseve dgas, magisi Rdi- da, amjerad Cqari nabijiT.
ni... _ boRmiT Seagina, gaugebari iyo, taZars Tu mTel WiSkarTan gaCerda, siRrmeSi saxli Cabnelebuliyo.
mereTs. _ nestor! _ xmadabla dauZaxa ZRvibim.
marTlacda, msoflios grialiT uvlida revoluciis saxlidan Cqami ar ismoda.
qariSxali, aq ki erTi patara qalaqi myudrod gawolili- _ nestor, kaco, nestor! _ xmas auwia.
yo Cxeriis sufTa wylis piras, macxovrisgoris mwvane pasuxi ar iyo.
kalTasTan da udardelad Tvlemda. _ Sin ar arian! _ daaskvna Cornam.
Seyovndnen, sanam kargad dabneldeboda. ZRvibi ga- Sebrundnen. karga xans iares da ZRvibi kvlav gaCerda.
uZRva Cornas. TiTqos sworad midioda, TiTqos nacnobi ezoSi saxli idga da moRiavebuli karidan Wraqis si-
orRobeebi gaiara, magram roca egona, age, Sinamde mivaR- naTle gamodioda.
wieo, adgili veRar icno. ZRvibim muxlis sisuste igrZno. suli moiTqva da Sec-
vinmesTvis unda ekiTxa, magram yoymanobda. vlili xmiT gasZaxa:
_ ukacravad, patoni, ver metyviT, sad cxovrobs ZRvi- _ gera, ha, gera!
bi Toloraia? qalma gamoixeda.
bnelSi gamvlels Zlivs arCevda. _ vin brZandebiT?
ZRvibim cacana icno, Tavis gamJRavneba ar isurva.
_ sad da cimbirSi! _ berikaculi xrinwiT Seepasuxa
_ gera Sinaa?
ucnobi. _ amboben, iq Cakleso. Tqven vina xarT, aseT
_ ar gaxlavT, patoni! SemobrZandiT, stumari RvTisaa!
kacs rom kiTxulobT?
_ didi ukacravad, magram ara gvcalia! _ ZRvibi sib-
ZRvibis pasuxi ar moewona, Tumca unda gakvirveboda,
neleSi idga da ise pasuxobda.
aTi wlis Semdeg viRacas rom misi saxeli axsovda.
karidan bavSvebma gamoixedes. orni iyvnen. ZRvibi maT
_ vici, rom gadaikarga, magram aq xom jargvali dar-
saxeebs ver arCevda. `ukve ori yolia!~ _ Surma gakenwla.
Ca da colSvili!

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TviTon xetials gadayva, Zmakacebi ki logins ver Sor- _ mobrZandiT, mobrZandiT! _ Tan uCinar diasax-
debian da bavSvebs acxoben. liss gasZaxa: _ CaTa, stumrebia!
_ didi ukacravad, magram CaTas saxli unda mimas- qali, albaT, aqamde taxtze ijda, kacis xmam wamoagdo.
wavloT! _ mobrZandiT, batono!
cacana aivnidan mTlad gadmovida. xels iCrdileb- igi ar hgavda im gamwleul, TamaSTamaSa gogonas. aT
da, raTa sibneleSi rame gaerkvia, magram kacebs vera xe- weliwads ise Seecvala, sadme, quCaSi rom Sexvedroda,
davda da xmaSi SiSi Seepara. verc icnobda. adamians Tvalebi ecvleba yvelaze gvian,
_ am orRobes gayeviT, patoni, sul bolo saxli iqne- TvalebiT icno Tavisi CaTa da guli Seuxta.
ba!.. SemobrZanebuliyaviT, gerac sacaa gamoCndeba! _ aqeT, aqeT, Wirime, aq dabrZandiT! _ facifucobda
ZRvibim xma gakminda, sibneles Seeria. Corna Savi lan- Tavgzaabneuli maspinZeli.
diviT miedevna. Raribul oTaxSi magida da sada taxti idga, oTxi ta-
sicxianiviT mirboda... egona, CaTa daxvdeboda, aTi bureti. lampa buxris Tavze SemoedgaT da oTaxs mowiTa-
wlis unaxavi coli, CaTbundeboda colqmrul sarecel- lo Suqi efina.
Si, oRondac qali eSmakisaa... ZRvibi cxovrebam tanjvis `Rataks gahyolia!~ _ niSnismogebiT daaskvna ZRvi-
zRvaSi aTria, misi coli ki karga xania sxva kacs Caxute- bim. guli boRmaSi iZireboda da masSi patiebis grZnoba
bia, sxvasTan nebivrobs... qosas guli amis gafiqrebazec ar gafaCunebula. tabureti fexiT gamoswia, dajda da
ki RvarZlsa da boRmaSi curavda... mTeli qveynierebis Cornasac aniSna, dajeqio.
mier gaTelils am qalis dandobis imediRa rCeboda da diasaxlisi dabneuli idga, TiTebiT winsafars awva-
arc aman daindo... lebda da qmarma SeuZaxa:
orRobis bolos saxlebi SeTxelda. bnelSi gayur- _ CaTa, ram dagabnia, datrialdi axla Seneburad, ar
suliyvnen da aqaiq Tu Wiatobda susti Wraqi. Semarcxvino!
ZRvibi uceb SeCerda, Corna zed gadaawyda, kinaRam _ nu wuxdebiT! _ yasidad iTavpatiJa ZRvibim.
waaqcia. igumana, qalma micnoo da misi dabneulobiT tkbeboda.
_ ai, aq! _ Tqva ZRvibim. _ Cemi sikvdili, mTlad gamovSterdi! _ xelebi ga-
RobewnulTan idgnen. bnelSi WiSkris Zebna ar dau- asavsava CaTam. _ kaco, Rvino amoitane!
wyiaT, Robes autexes lawaluwi. `iqneba Seni sikvdilic!~ _ ganaCeni gamoutana ZRvibim.
dabali, orTvaliani odidan susti Suqi krToda. maspinZelma TiTqos gamosavali ipovao, mozrdil,
_ romeli xar? _ ikiTxa maspinZelma. simindis naquCiT Tavdacobil kokas daavlo xeli.
_ stumrebi varT, keTilo kaco, gza agvebna! _ ukacravad var, magram a, am wuTas geaxlebiT! Rvi-
_ mobrZandiT, stumari RvTisaa! _ SiSianad Seexmi- no Semogvaklda, sardafi or nabijzea...
ana maspinZeli. stumrebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes.
kibe arc ugrZvnia ZRvibis, ase egona, raRac Zalam `gagvcems!~ _ usityvod ikiTxeboda Cornas sifaTze.
ezodan pirdapir aivanze Seagdoo. `sapolicio ubani Sorsaa, ver gabedavs!~ _ gaifiqra
kacunas danaxvam maspinZeli daamSvida, magram sibne- ZRvibim da mzera miayina Sua oTaxSi gaubedavad Seyov-
lidan Corna rom wamoimarTa, xma dautkba: nebul qals.

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_ CaTa! _ xmadabla gasZaxa, xmaze gaRizianeba etyoboda. CaTa gumaniT mixvda, ZRvibis sulSi saSineli ram mzad-
qals TaviT terfamde caxcaxma dauara, sawylad deboda, SiSisagan muxlebi moawyda, Zirs daeSva da xmaCa-
gauRima. vardnilma SesTxova:
_ Cemi sikvdili, ZRvibi, umal gicani, magram ra vqna _ mapatie, ZRvibi, me ubedurs!
me dasamiwebelma! _ me vin mapatia! _ TiTqos ukbineso, Sexta ZRvibi.
_ esaa Seni qaloba? _ boroti SurisgebiT ikiTxa sakuTarma uZlurebam gaamwara, Txeli piridan sisiniT
ZRvibim. _ ase uerTgule gacimbirebul qmars, xom! _ gamoscra: _ bozo, ukacod ver gaZeli, xom? ager mogiy-
taburetidan wamoxta, pirispir aetuza. qali am aT weli- vane Seni sadari axvari! Corna, midi!
wadSi xorciT avsebuliyo. simaRlec momateboda da CaTam ver gaigo, ras upirebdnen. TiTqos dayruvdao,
ZRvibi qvemodan ahyurebda. _ me iq, siciveSi, SimSiliT sityvaTa azrma mis cnobierebaSi ver CaaRwia. oRond
viRupebodi, Sen ki imas cdilobdi, logini ar mogecdina, uzarmazari, niCabiviT saxemoqceuli Corna rom wamovi-
xom? da, ZRvibis muxlebze moexvia:
_ Sen rom dagiWires, ulukmapurod davrCiT, bavSvi _ ara, ara!
kinaRam gamiTavda... isidorem gamimarTa xeli, _ Tavis ZRvibim civad moiSora.
marTlebas Seecada CaTa, _ biWi ukve didia, dRes caca- _ ara, ara! _ iwivla qalma, magram Corna ukve Tavze
nasTan davtove... adga. pirze xeli aafara, iataks mowyvita da taxtze daag-
ZRvibi kbilatkiebuliviT daijRana, TiTqos mucel- do. qali asxmartalda, giJiviT gauwia winaaRmdegoba.
Si amoartyeso, ucnaurad moikakva, maimuns daemsgavsa. oRond baybaydevis Ronier xelebs veRar usxlteboda,
raRac saSinelis Tqmas apirebda, magram piridan sisini _ Corna xvixvinebda da kabas axevda.
amosdioda da zardacemuli qali gabruebuli idga. ZRvibi karTan wamiT Seyovnda. ar undoda moexeda,
Cornam veraferi gaigo amaTi laparakisa, ijda, tabu- magram uneblieT mzera gaapara. qalis SiSvel barZayebs
rets aWraWunebda da xan erTs miaCerdeboda, xan meores. Cornas binZuri leSi gadahfofreboda.
ZRvibis uxseneblis pawia Tvalebi dauviwrovda. mis gulisreva moawva. iqve, kibesTan anTxia.
aRgznebul tvinSi mxolod erTi azri trialebda: aqve, oTaxidan fxakuri da orTabrZolis xma gamodioda
axlave, ramenairad eZia Suri!.. sasjeli unda yofiliyo da ZRvibim TandaTan Wkuaze aiwia.
sastiki da Seubralebeli. `wavaqcev taxtze da Cornas wakuzuli iyo da vera da ver iokebda Rebinebas.
Tvalwin avxdi namuss!~ _ gulRrZod gaifiqra, magram am mere siCume Camovarda. cota xanSi zRurblze Corna
gamoCnda.
wamierma azrma ufro gaaborota... ver SeZlebda, kacoba
ZRvibi Tavs Zlivs moeria. piri SxamiT hqonda savse.
ar eyofoda... sisxlian oromtrialSi dakarga ZRvibim
xma daimorCila da naZaladevi gulgrilobiT hkiTxa:
mamakacuri Zala. pirvelad amas rom mixvda, kinaRam tyvia
_ ra qeni, Corna?
daixala. Tavi ver gaimeta, magram qalis sinsila SezizR-
_ me ar mindoda... _ ena daeba Cornas. _ ar ikivlos-
da. darCenil sicocxles miscemda axla, oRond is Zala
meTqi da movuWire... etyoba, meti momivida!
mobruneboda. imisTvisRa Wirdeboda, moRalate qali
_ gagude?
talaxSi Caezila da SurisZiebiT damtkbariyo.
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_ wavideT! _ daugdo ZRvibim da sibneles Seeria. iyo da es Sen icodi, Corna... Cemi Svilis deda... CaTa erq-
Corna fexdafex mihyva. SiSianad krusunebda, Tavs va... me is miyvarda...
acodebda. nawyvetnawyvet laparakobda, TiTqos yovel sityvas
winidan fexis xma moisma, viRaca aCqarebiT modioda. sasworze wonida.
_ mismine, Corna! _ CasCurCula ZRvibim. _ qmari gaCumda da mauzeri aswia.
brundeba. Sin rom miva, gangaSs atexs da veRar gavasw- _ ras Svebi, xom ar gagiJdi! _ SeuZaxa Cornam, mag-
rebT. midi, gaaCume, sanam verafers mimxvdara! ram ukve gvian iyo.
Corna usityvod gavarda. ZRvibi Robis Crdils aekra. ZRvibim sasxlets TiTi gamohkra. tyviam baybaydevs
TviTon ar Canda, or lands ki SesaniSnavad xedavda. gulmkerdi Seungria, xurCas mRvrie talRebma mis wiaR-
Cia kacs mxarze rom Semoedga, cxadia, Rvinis koka iyo. Si gadavardnili Corna taatiT waiRo...
gzaze Sav kldesaviT wamoimarTa Corna da kaci zed
gadaawyda.
_ a! _ erTi bgeraRa aRmoxda. tkacani gaisma. es Cor- 13
nas mZime muSti daeSva Cia kacis Tavze. Zirs davardnili
doqi gaskda da haers Rvinis suni Seeria. mereTi emzadeba sadResaswaulod. mTeli qalaqi ga-
_ gaviqceT! _ Cauqrola ZRvibim. dawiTlebula. droSebi, yvelgan droSebi... elnaTure-
oriveni karga xans garbodnen. bis boZebze, aivnebze, dawesebulebebze... quCebis gardi-
merec didxans ixetiales aRmadaRma. gardmo veeberTela transparantebi gaWimula, rusul
gariJraJze xurCas piras gaaRwies, iq, sadac mRvrie da qarTul enebze usasrulod meordeba erTi da igive:
xurCas Cxeria uerTdeboda. `gaumarjos... gaumarjos... gaumarjos!..~ suraTebi... sura-
aRmosavleTiT mze amoiwvera da Jangisferi sxivebi Tebi... marqsengelsleninstalini, an leninstalini, an
gadmoafina. stalini da misi TanamebrZolebi... molotovi saTvali-
daRlili ZRvibi xaboze Camojda. mdinare farTod dan becad iyureba... berias pensne ukeTia... viSinski impe-
miaqanebda talRebs, nesti da sicive amodioda da ZRvi- rialistur agentebs sjis... yvelgan kvlav stalini, sta-
bis acaxcaxebda. lini, stalini...
ijda da Tavisi ubeduri gzebis uneblie Tanamgzavrs beri zaqaraias sulSi uxerxulobis SegrZneba ibade-
gahyurebda. boda. ar moswonda es siWrele da aurzauri, Tavis tkivi-
Corna napirze Cacucqda, xelebi daibana, wyali pirze
li ewyeboda. surda garideboda yovelives, magram es iyo
Seisxa.
arsebobis erTaderTi forma da mocemul ganzomilebas
_ Corna! _ xmadabla dauZaxa ZRvibim.
versad gaeqceoda. piriqiT, yvela msgavs zarzeimSi unda
Cornam uxmod amoxeda. ar moewona es xmadabali SeZa-
Cabmuliyo, qalaqSi gamorCeuli pirovneba am pativs ver
xili. ZRvibis xelSi mauzeri eWira da arc es moewona
daemaleboda.
Cornas.
Cveulebriv kolonis TavSi ayenebdnen xolme. es misi
_ Sen dRes sakuTar Tavs gadaaWarbe, Corna! _ Sempa-
mudmivi adgili iyo saSvidnoembro Tu sapirvelmaiso
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msvlelobisas. kulturis frontis muSakebi calke ko- dResac aq, am kibeze amoirbina, Semobrunda. gaxeda
lonad ewyobodnen. yovelTvis erTi da igive lozungi ferxTiT gaSlil mereTs, Semodgomis yviTelvardis-
mohqondaT: `kultura partiis erTguli msaxuria!~ `pir- frad SeRebil bulvars, yavriankramitian odasaxlebis
isfareSia!~ _ zizRiT gaifiqrebda beri. amisi xmamaRla usasrulo rigs... safexurze gazeTi daifina, dajda da
gacxadeba ki ara, icoda, gafiqrebac saSiSi iyo. `laqiaa!~ gayuCda.
_ mainc ar eSveboda aseT fiqrs, akrZalulis sitkboeba macxovrisgoris ferdobze grili niavi dafaCunob-
wamlavda. ise ki, sasule orkestris grialSi, demon- da, myudroeba da siwynare sufevda. lurji ca axlos iyo,
strantTa navarjiSev `vaSaSi~ misi susti xmac albaT Tavi- qalaqis areuli xmebi ki cidan eqod efineboda, nelde-
sas akeTebda. sxvanairad arc gamouvidoda. imitomac iyo boda, rbildeboda...
gamorCeuli, imitomac miabijebda sxvaze win, qveyanas sadRac cis tatnobze gaberili buSti tivtivebda,
codnoda, vin vis uwyobs nabijs, vin ufro gamoxatavs kudad warweriani wiTeli naWeri gamobmoda. warwera
enTuziazmsa da erTgulebas. tribunaze Camwkrivebuli aqedan ar ikiTxeboda, magram isedac icoda berim, rac
xelmZRvaneli amxanagebi nacrisfer siluetebad aRiq- zed ewera,.
mebodnen. berim icoda, ra Zala imaleboda erT TargSi `nuTu ocdaaTi gavida?~ _ amoioxra.
gamoWril am siluetebSi da xels uqnevda, niSnad imisa, diax, TiTqmis ocdaaTi weli gavida im dRidan, roca
Tqveni var, eWvic nu SegeparebaTo... gascdeboda moe- Tormeti wlis beri macxovrisgorasTan mZimed datvir-
dans da daRlili, moTavebuli beri gaifiqrebda: rodem- Tul kacs waawyda.
de? nuTu mTeli cxovreba ase `vaSas~ ZaxiliT unda gav- welzeviT SiSvels mxrebze qvis safexuri Semoedo da
lioo... iqneb jobdes, tyvia davixalo da amiT moTavdeba Cxeriispira bilikiT amodioda.
yvelaferio... magram es iqneboda gamowveva, amboxi, beri kunTebi eZagreboda, burTulebiviT asxda tanze. of-
ki meamboxed ar iyo gaCenili... amboxis wil isRa SeeZlo, li wurwuriT Camosdioda Tavkiserze.
fexaCqarebiT gascloda xalxmravlobas, mietovebina `lamazi kaci iyo cxonebuli, _ sevdam Seipyro beri,
umecarTaTvis mogonili sazeimo riaria... _ axalgazrduli, Camosxmuli tani hqonda, suli ki be-
miaRwevda macxovrisgoris Zirs, ahyveboda kibis sa- rikaciviT brZeni. mixvda, rom droJamma kalibans gauxs-
fexurebs, fexs manam uCqarebda, sanam qoSini autydebo- na asparezi, arieli ki daaknina, harmoniuli wonasworo-
da. Rone ar yofnida, as meerTe, bolo safexuramde asas- ba dairRva... Tavisi am axirebulobiT Seecada darRve-
vlelad. SeCerdeboda sulis mosaTqmelad, am dros uli wonaswarobis aRdgenas...~
marTlac axirebuli kaci iyo gera kvaracxelia. meam-
gulze xeli hqonda midebuli. Semobrundeboda qala-
boxed dabadebuli, veRar egueboda xelmwifeTa xelm-
qisaken, gaxedavda.
wifobas, Tavs mxolod ufals uxrida. es iyo mesame gza,
eulad, martosulad cxovrobda beri zaqaraia. deda-
raki im dros erTi gza xelmwifis msaxureba iyo, meore
miwis zurgze aravin da araferi gaaCnda am qalaqis garda.
_ misi sruli uaryofa.
qalaqi ki, Tbili, nazi, mosiyvarule, xandaxan urCxuls
`xerxemals gadaitexs sacaa!~ _ SeSinda beri. undoda,
emsgavseboda, mzad rom iyo, Tavisi ugunurobiT gaes-
waSveleboda, magram raRacam SeakrTo, Rone waarTva,
risa beris meoba.
ise mimoixeda, TiTqos saZraxis saqmeze waaswreso. Sem-
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dgom, ukve asakSi Sesuli, ixsenebda im gaugebar SiSs. mi- Semoavlo. _ unda avaSenoT, sakuTari forma mivceT. mas
zans ver mivuxvdi da iman SemaSinao, fiqrobda. iqneb kibe ki ara, mauzeri da axali kanonebi sWirdeba!
Serekili iyo gera kvaracxelia! maSin misi moqmedeba io- geram xelsawyoebi CanTaSi Cailaga, Sin wamovida. Ra-
lad aixsneboda. magram Tu Serekili ar iyo, Tu is uzena- miT cacanas samferi droSa Seakerina. diliT bulvarze
es nebas emorCileboda?.. frialfrialiT Camoatara, mazris sammarTvelos Seno-
aseT kiTxvebze pasuxs Tormeti wlis beri ver daZeb- bamde miitana, iq aivanze gadmokida da kabinetSi magidas
nida. monusxuli uTvalTvalebda ucnaur kacs. igi nela miujda.
moabijebda, fexs myarad adgamda. ase miaRwia pirvel _ vin Ciqvanmoxelea, daWeras rom mibedavs! _ gaigo-
safexuramde, mosinja, xvneSiT aiwia. axla meore mosin- na rixiani SeZaxili da nestor Todua Semouyvanes...
ja. ase TandaTan miiwevda erTi safexuridan meoreze, `sikeTiT undoda respublikis dacva, _ naRvlianad
maRla da maRla, bolo safexuramde... iq Caikuza, tvirTs fiqrobda beri, _ nuTu boroteba ufro Zlieria? sikeTe
adgili mouZebna, raTa dartymisagan Tlili safexuri ar ver gaumklavda borotebas!~
gapobiliyo. mere winaswar gamzadebuli fuZe Seaswora, ocdaaTi weli ver ganikurna beri zaqaraia im simT-
auCqareblad mozila duRabi, gadausva. lodi gamoaCo- vralisagan. vinmes rom gaego, muzeumis direqtori kibe-
Ca, Casva rogorc saWiro iyo... zed Camojda da qalaqs ga- ze imitom Camomjdara, mexsierebaSi yvelasagan miviwye-
xeda... bul da waSlil Sindisfer respublikas acocxlebso,
_ rao, gikvirs? _ hkiTxa beris, ulvaSebSi CaeRima. ohoho!.. fiqric xom saSiSi iyo, oRond sad gaeqceoda
ymawvili gawiTlda, egona, ver amCnevdnen. sakuTar warsuls. simTvralis Jams adamians realobis
_ es TeTri kibe ai, im taZarze agviyvans! _ auxsna grZnoba ekargeba. iqneb imitomac eCveneboda is Soreuli
kacma. wlebi marad gazafxulad, gera kvaracxelia ki im gazafx-
taZari ise maRla idga, asi weli dasWirdeboda kibis ulis mekvled... `xalxi Cvens mxaresaa!~ _ ityoda gera da
iqamde ayvanas. marTalic iyo. xalxi mis mxares idga, Tumca bevrma arc
`moclili unda iyo!~ _ gaifiqra berim. icoda ratom... zogs Sindisferi droSis friali moswon-
gera kvaracxelia moclili ar iyo. da albaT, zogs respublika, zogs gera kvaracxelia...
Jami idga mouclelobisa... revoluciam Sva respub- mere movarda WuWyiani zvavi. qvafenilze floqvebi
lika, respublikas axali forma da axali suli sWirde- arakunda, Ceqmebi abraxunda, zarbaznisa da oTxTvaleb-
boda. hqonda ki respublikas dro iseTi formis Camo- is rkinissaltiani borblebi agrialda... saidanRac Cam-
sasxmelad, imavdroulad WeSmariti sulierebis Wur-
oiRvara xakisferi talRa daubaneli saldaTebisa, gza-
Welic rom iqneboda!
gza tili rom cviodaT... nakvalevze ubnis qaTmebi ken-
erTxel kaci vinme movida, gvardielis kiteli ecva.
kavdnen, Tan frTxilobdnen, mand ar dagviWiron da coc-
mtkice mimoxra hqonda, xeli revolveris budeze edo.
xlad ar gagvputono...
axeda geras namuSevars da Tqva:
am uTavbolod da usaSvelod gaWimul armias, vin icis
_ kibe maradisobisaa, Cven ki axla gviWirs!.. ra aris
sad naomars, axla ki aRTqmul qveyanaSi CamoRweuls,
uzenaesi mizani?.. samSoblo! misi aRSeneba!.. samSoblo age-
win, daxeT, TeTr cxenze amxedrebuli qosa ZRvibia mouZ-
raa! _ kacma xeliT haeri Semoxaza, TiTqos mTel mereTs

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Rvis, ver gaigeb sardlad, Tu ucxo Zalis megzurad saku-
Tar samSobloSi. pirisaxe maimunis niRabiviT ucinis, 14
gamarjvebis sixaruls veRara malavs... qosas gverdigverd
Savcxenosani nestor Todua asdevnebia, gauRimari da igi im kibeze daiRupa, as meerTe safexurze... ofi-
mkacri, bediswerasaviT ucxo da gaugebari. cialuri istoriografia wveT cremls daapkurebda
modian TavianT qveyanaSi, xelT wiTeli droSebi upy- xolme mis xsovnas. saskolo saxelmZRvaneloSi es ambavi
riaT, zed araqarTuli warwerebia, mereTSi ori kaci erTi winadadebiT iyo moxseniebuli, xelisuflebis
Zlivs rom amoikiTxavs... mtrebma sicocxle mouswrafeso... am mTavar winadadebas
gera kvaracxelia kabinetidan gamodis. aivnidan sam- zed damokidebuli ekida, axali xelisuflebisadmi misi
ferovan droSas Camoxsnis, dakecavs, gulis ubeSi Ca- erTgulebis gamoo.
idebs... mere kibeze Camoirbens da trotuarze Cerdeba. _ sworia es! _ tutunebda cacana. _ Tavis Zmebs,
ager xakisferma talRamac moaRwia. cxenebi SeaCeres ZRvibis da nestors xom ar SeebrZoleboda? TviTonac
ZRvibim da nestorma. socialisti iyo, menSevikebma ar apaties gandgoma...
_ geras gaumarjos, geras! _ iZaxis ZRvibi. _ davb- _ mgoni ocdasamSi moxda es ambavi! _ Cafiqrda beri.
rundiT, gera, gavyareT burJuebi da Tavisufleba movi- _ Sen ar gaxsovs? _ efros miubrunda cacana. _
taneT! ocdaori iyo Tu ocdasami?
geras piri moukumavs, dgas, sadRac sivrceSi, ZRvi- _ netavi am gamoCerCetebul dedabrebs ar usmen-
bis miRma iyureba. deT! _ gabrazda uceb efro, piri mkacrad mokuma da me-
axlos moagdi nestorma cxeni, gadmoixara, uTxra: ti sityva ver daacdenines.
_ nu gviwyen, gera, usaqmod dagvirCebi, Seni xelisu- risi gageba surda beri zaqaraias? ra ufleba hqonda
fleba Cabarda warsuls! Senma mTavrobam oqrovercxli daerRvia mwyobri miTi sami Zmadnaficis Sesaxeb. Senoba-
miitaca da gemiT mousva!.. win bevri dro gaqvs, SegiZlia legenda xelSeuvali iyo, agurs Tu gamoaclidi, dain-
qvebi aTrio da kibe aSeno! Zalianac kargi iqneba, kibis greoda.
Tavze am wiTel droSas rom avafrialebT! im dRes ZRvibi Toloraiam da nestor Toduam axlad-
_ ra kibe? _ ikiTxa ZRvibim. gamoCekili komkavSirlebi miusisines macxovrisgoris
_ naxav, ra kibesac gviSenebs es ymawvili! _ nesto- taZars. nestori Cumad ijda krebaze, kuStad iyureboda.
ris xmaSi muqara gakrTa. ZRvibi ki tribunaze idga, wiTeli lozungis qveS _ `re-
gera utexad usmenda, pasuxi ar miucia. ligia xalxis opiumia!~ idga da gulze xels ibragunebda:
ZRvibim da nestorma cxenebi daZres. bulvaris bo- _ RmerTi?.. aba, sad aris RmerTi?.. Turme nu ityviT,
los, moedanze mcirericxovani brbo Seyriliyo, krebu- Svid dReSi Seuqmnia mTeli samyaro. zis oqros taxtze,
li adamianTa, yovel axal xelisufalT fiandazad rom ityvis, iyavn naTeli da gaCndeba sinaTle. Cven, bolSe-
daegeba... vikebs, amisTvis RmerTi ar gvWirdeba, eleqtronaTu-
riT gavanaTebT aremares... ise aCaxCaxdeba, Tqveni mowo-
nebeli, Rames sulac gavaqrobT!.. RmerTi keTiliao!

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keTili Tu aris, is Tavisi oqros taxti gadaadnos da ga- bneleTis mociqulebi!~ `taxtidan nikolozi Camovag-
Wirvebul proletariats waaxmaros... amas is ar gaakeTebs! deT, kerenski CamovagdeT, Jordania CamovagdeT, Rmer-
an ranairad gaakeTebs, roca ar arsebobs!.. es mRvdlebi Tsac CamovagdebT!~
gvatyueben, RmerTi ariso. risTvis dasWirdaT mRvdlebs nestori da ZRvibi dadgnen gverdigverd, wamouZRvnen.
es sicrue? jer erTi, imisTvis, rom TviTon uSromlad beris guli krToda SiSianad. diaxac, RmerTi ar iyo,
icxovron, tkipasaviT miekran Rarib glexobas da pro- magram iqneb iyo kidec! iqneb axlac zis oqros taxtze caTa
letariats... meoreda, es sicrue imisTvis sWirdebaT, Sina, dahyurebs Tavis bec, dabrmavebul Svilebs da sinan-
rom dagvabrmavon da WeSmaritebas agvacdinon... nu uliT Tavs aqnevs... nuTu gajavrdeba da cidan maxvils
iqurdebo, nu waglejo, mters apatieo!.. carieli, raxa- styorcnis, aRgvis pirisagan miwisa... oRondac, RmerTi
ruxa sityviT Znelia Cveni motyueba. Cvenive xarjiT lmobieria, ra Tqma unda, Tu arsebobs... RvTis uarmyofeli
lamazlamaz eklesiebs iSenebdnen, oqrovercxliT mor- yvela rom moesra, qveyanaze sisxlis tbebi veRar daSre-
Tavdnen da amiT gonebas gvibnelebdnen!.. ager, macxov- boda... Svilebi xSirad zurgs aqceven mSoblebs, magram
risgorisaken gaixedeT! saiTkenac ar mibrundebi, Tval- romeli mSobeli sjis amis gamo maxviliT Svils.
Si gveCxireba da RmerTiT gvaSinebs!.. Cven unda movspoT berim mokrZalebiT axeda zecas. lurj sarkeSi TiT-
es taZari, avafeTqoT, gavacamtveroT da imis nangreve- qos dalanda raRac TeTri da spetaki... sxvebTan erTad
bze proletariatis Zlevamosili droSa aRvmarToT!.. is piri daeRo, sxvebsaviT yviroda _ `Zirs!~ gunebaSi ki
droSa iqneba Cveni RmerTi! fiqrobda: `RmerTo maRalo, romeli xar caTa Sina, Se-
_ ase rom, amxanagebo, _ alaparakda nestori, _ mac- minde!..~ diax, mamamisma solomonma Seundo beris, ked-
xovrisgoris taZari qarqaSidan amoRebuli xmalia, oRond lisaken Sebrunda da Cumad mokvda... RmerTic mamasavi-
mtris xelSi! amitom mters igi xelidan unda gavagde- Taa, Semwynarebeli, Semndobi, mpatiebeli...
binoT!.. dResve wiTeli droSebiT da dinamitiT movawyoT swored am dros gera kvaracxelia Cxeriispira Wala-
laSqroba... mobrZandi, amxanago beri, aq dajeqi! Sen kai Si asmeerTe safexurs eWideboda... boloTi miwas mowyvi-
xeli gaqvs. ai, am qaRaldze dawere mereTis komkavSirelTa ta, aayena da beWze dakecil perangs ifarebda, raTa kani
mtkice gadawyvetileba... kenWi vuyaroT, amxanagebo, vin ar gadaxexoda.
aris momxre, dResve daingres macxovrisgoris taZari? wamiT gairinda.
xeli miCveneT, amxanagebo, xeli! nu WoWmanobT! Txmelis foTlebi Srialebda sustad. Cxeria miluk-
beri ijda wiTeli naWriT gadafarebul magidasTan, lukebda TavisTvis. foTolTa Sriali wylis luklukSi
Tavisi lamazi kaligrafiiT gamohyavda komkavSiruli gadadioda da am monotonur, damamSvidebel xmebSi Cai-
dadgenilebis teqsti, marcxena xeli ki zeviT aewia Tanx- wna raRac SemaSfoTebeli, ulogiko... Cxerias gaRma,
mobis niSnad. odebsa da ezoebs iqiT raRaca xdeboda.
_ erTxmad! _ kmayofilebiT Tqva nestorma. gera waixara, lods Suaze uswora, aqaCa. tvirTi metad
_ erTxmad! _ beWedi daado ZRvibimac. mZime iyo. kunTebi daebera, ZarRvebi daskdomaze hqon-
kreba aiSala, axalgazrdebi quCaSi gamocvivdnen, da. welSi Cumma tkivilma gahkra... bolo dros uWirda.
oTxrigad daewyvnen. win uzarmazari alami waimZRvares, adre CitiviT mihqonda aseTi lodi. mere sxeulSi tki-
lozungebi ze aswies _ `religia xalxis opiumia!~ `Zirs vili gaCnda da xandaxan Seaxsenebda Tavs, Tu uxerxulad

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gaimarTeboda welSi, an daRliloba daugrovdeboda, an mere bilikma napiridan navenaxarze gadairbina da qala-
sulis simtkice wamiT daaRalatebda. qidan momaval Saraze gavida. am adgilidan kaklebic Can-
nabiji warsdga. kvlav Cxvleta igrZno. lodi uCveu- da da xidic, magram mZime tvirTqveS moxril geras Tavis
lod mZimed awva, TiTqos amjerad ufali ar aSvelebda aweva ar SeeZlo. oflis wveTebi cxviris wverze ugrov-
xels. wuwuni da oxvra mainc ar SeiZleboda, daTqmuls deboda da, raki xelebi dakavebuli hqonda, mowmendasac
veRar gadaTqvamda. ver axerxebda.
fiqri tkivils ayuCebs da amitom gonebiT mereTs ga- xmebi wamoewia, TiTqos uTvalavi adamiani moabijeb-
daswvda. axla ufro aSkarad moesma xmebi, brbos moZrao- da fexaCqarebiT, mtvrian Saraze lanCebs baTquni gah-
biT romaa gamowveuli... nestori da ZRvibi erTobian al- qonda. xmebi TandaTan Zlierdeboda, ucbad bragabrugSi
baT, aRmadaRma daarbenineben axali Taobis biWbuWebs... gadaizarda da gera mixvda, xidze gadmodiodnen.
ra swrafad icvleba Jami oxeri! gana guSin ar iyo, gera, Sebrunda da mZimed dauyva macxovrisgoris Saras,
ZRvibi da nestori pirvel proklamacias rom dahkanka- pirvel safexurs Sori ar uklda.
lebdnen, momavals vardisferebSi xedavdnen, maT gu- `vin modis? _ fiqrobda TavisTvis. _ ucxo jarebiT
lebs avi zraxva ar ekareboda, Tavs sikeTisaTvis mowo- gaivso qveyana!.. modian da modian!.. TavianT qveyanaSi ver
debulad racxdnen... nestoris gulSi drom sisastike daetien?~
Caabuda, ZRvibi ki, qosa ZRvibia, revolucias ise moergo, siymawvilidan meamboxis Wia gauCnda, borotebis Zle-
rogorc lurja cxens pirutyvis tkipa... vaze da sikeTis aRzevebaze fiqrobda, magram Savi brbos
lodi ufro damZimda TiTqos, welSi mozniqa gera, yovlisdamTrgunvel Zalmomreobas Seeswro da ukve ar
tkivili moeZala, gaZleba gauWirda... Tavidan amoigdo icoda, risTvis iRvawa aqamomde _ borotisTvis Tu
nestorze da ZRvibize fiqri, cacanas miswvda... sikeTisTvis.
cacana Cumad wuwunebda xolme. qmris arCevani ar erTaderTi, rac ar eeWveboda, iyo Teza: `kibe sike-
moswonda. wiTel samkiTxveloSi dadioda. iq Txelydian, Tea!~ is maRla miemarTeboda, TeTri taZrisaken!
CayviTlebul broSurebs ukiTxavdnen. Sin dabrundebo- ager pirveli safexuric!
da da cdilobda im dRes SeZenili mwiri codna geras mavans mindori moetkepna mTisZiras, moesworebina.
tvinSic CaeWeda. gera Cumad usmenda, arc epaeqreboda, aqedan arboda TeTri kibe ferdobze, moxrili isariviT
arc Tanxmdeboda. patara marTa dabajbajebda ukve, sac- iwva mwvane varaySi.
vali muxlamde mosTrevda. `osuri*, mixede bavSvs!~ _ geram fexi Sedga safexurze, aiwia, raTa meore fexic
ityoda gera mtkiced da cacana gaCumdeboda, gaibusebo- aezida... beWze Camodebuli lodi ufro daawva. sZlia sim-
da. swyinda, nestori da ZRvibi wiTel almebs rom daaf- Zimes da safexurze myarad dadga. kvlav mZafrad gahkra
rialebdnen, gera ki, Tavisi axirebulobiT, lodebs da- tkivilma. ukve ar icoda ra stkioda, xerxemlis mala da-
aTrevda... uzianda albaT, an Tirkmeli, an guli... yovelive RvTis nabo-
viwro, xvinWkiani biliki mirboda Cxeriis gaswvriv. Zebi iyo da misTvisve emeteboda.
geras xan kenWebi usxlteboda fexebqveS, xan maguias fexis Cqari xma axlovdeboda. TiTqos adamianTa niaR-
Txel lanCaSi atanda da terfs mtkivneulad useravda. vari moedineboda, raRac nebas ayolili swrafad moiwev-
da, sacaa ferdobs Seexleboda da gerasac gadauvlida.
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gera ukve ramdenime safexurze avida da qveSidan rom `RmerTo, RmerTo!~ _ gunebaSi SesTxova geram. bolo
gamoixeda, oflis nislSi Zlivs gaarCia ruxi niaRvari, komkavSirelis fexis xmac miwyda da pasuxad siwynare
romelsac orni mouZRodnen _ nestori da ZRvibi. CamoiRvara, romelSic msubuqad fofinebda raRac uxmo
sasikeTod ar modiodnen, cxadia! iqneb mTlad geras da gamWvirvale, albaT gimnazielis wminda suli.
eZebdnen, misi sulis wasarTmevad moiCqarodnen. Zala kibe ki ar ileoda, safexurTa ricxvi aeria... nuTu
moikriba geram, xorcieli tkivili daTrguna, suls mien- amdeni moaswro geram, rom daTvla uWirs?.. Tumca bev-
do da kibes Ronivrad, Tavisuflad Seuyva... diaxac, kac- ric cotaa, radgan uflis TeTri taZari Zalian maRla
Ta Tvals ar unda exila geras sisuste, kacTa yurs ar dgas da iqamde kibis ayvanas erTi sicocxle arc eyofa!
unda smenoda misi oxvra da kvnesa... win, aRmarTis Tavze mease safexurs moulodnelad waadga. jerac Sori
gimnazielis gamWvirvale landi mifarfatebda da ixmob- egona, kibe ki uceb gaTavda. asmeerTes fuZe ukve mzad
da, Zalas hmatebda... iyo. gera Setortmanda, gauWirda tvirTis CamoReba.
ucbad moewia talRa! boloTi ferds miayrdno, Seamagra, zed miekra, gausaZ-
erTi mxridan nestorma Semouara, meore mxridan lisi tkivilis gayuCebas daeloda... duRabisaTvis Zala
ZRvibim. safexurebze TiTqmis wawvnen, raTa qvemodan ar eyo, isRa moaxerxa, lodi fuZeSi Caawvina, welSi unda
amoexedaT, mzera gaesworebinaT. gamarTuliyo da swored maSin ifeTqa.
_ Sromob, gera? _ hkiTxa nestorma. mis xmaSi amje- macxovrisgoris Tavze, iq, sadac TeTri taZari idga,
rad arc RvarZli igrZnoboda, arc sificxe, ufro sibra- cad aRimarTa miriadi namsxvrevi, uzarmazar nacrisfer
luli, rogorc ibraleben ugunur bavSvebs, visac WeSma- yvavilad gaiSala, garemos gadaefofra, ferdobze abra-
ritebas ver Seasmenen. gunda uTvalavi qva da RorRi, zeviT ativtivda TeTri
_ auh, ra tvirTis Traqva SeZlebia! _ daijRana qosa, Rrubeli, maRla, maRla avida da iq daekida, raTa Tanda-
ukbilo piridan boroti xiTxiTi gamosca. Tan gamqraliyo, msubuq zRvaurs mTebisken waeRo...
gera ar SeCerebula, gadaabija nestoris TanagrZ- _ ufalo, nuTu ver xedav?! _ Caixrotina geram da
nobas, qosa ZRvibias dacinvas da momdevno safexurze asmeerTe safexurze daemxo...
ainacvla.
nestorma da ZRvibim gadaaswres. msubuqad, Ronivrad
miiCqarodnen. zurgidan ki axalgazrdebi moadgnen, zogi
mxiaruli yayaniT, zogi Cumad, zogi TanagrZnobiT, zogi
qilikiT, _ gverds uqcevdnen geras, uswrebdnen da mewi-
naveebs misdevdnen.
ras niSnavda yovelive es? risTvis ahyavdaT nestor-
sa da ZRvibis macxovrisgoraze qalaqis komkavSirlebi.
am kiTxvebze geras pasuxi ar gaaCnda.
is daiRala, saSinlad daiRala! muxlebi bambasaviT
ugrZnobeli gauxda, zurgi erT mTlian tkivilad gadaeqca.

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sabWosi. guSindeli Zmakacebi TavdadebiT aSenebdnen
15 bolSevikur cixesimagres, oRond ori veSapi ver daetia
erT patara mereTSi. erTi unda yofiliyo sruli gamge-
karze mokled, moridebiT daakakunes. berim yuri beli, meores ki Tavi unda waexara. amayi iyo nestor Tod-
miugdo. albaT moeCvena. iqneb niavma toti Searxia da ua da aman daRupa, gulRrZo da Suriani iyo ZRvibi Tolo-
kedels moxvda, an iqneb mezoblebTan daakakunes... raia da aman gaamarjvebina. sisxls Tu ar gamouSveb, wne-
sakuTari saxli beris ar hqonda. im saSinel ocda- vas ise ver daswevo, ityoda ZRvibi... ostati iyo sisxlis
oTxSi, saxli rom gadauwves, ZRvibi Toloraiam aq, am gamoSvebisa, aseTi iyo maRali nebac da qosa ZRvibia sixa-
`barakSi~ gamouyo oTaxi. odesRac saldaTebis yazarma, ruliT gadaeSva morevSi.
wiTlebis Semosvlis dros iavarqmnili, axalma xelisu- _ amboxebis suni trialebs, droze unda SevipyraT
flebam SeakeTa da grZeli derefnis orive mxares Cam- moTaveni! _ mjiRi magidas dahkra nestorma.
wkrivebuli oTaxebi Tavis usaxlkaro da uqonel momx- _ beci xar Sen! _ dausisina ZRvibim. _ amboxeba unda
reebs Camouriga, Tan imis imedic dautova, droebiTi moxdes! sababi gvinda Cven! daveseviT erTbaSad, ar dav-
TavSesafaria, Torem xelisufleba xvalzeg srasasax- tovebT Tavadsa da Jinosquas, mRvdelsa da bers, menSe-
leebs agiSenebTo. Tavdapirvelad beric am imediT cxov- viksa da federalists... erTi xelis mosmiT gadavxnavT
robda. umTavresi, ra Tqma unda, msoflio revolucia da da gadavfarcxavT! sarevelas rom movspobT, maSin davi-
proletariatis diqtatura iyo, Semdgom amas axali cxov- wyebT axlis Senebas!
rebis aSeneba mohyveboda. sityva `aSeneba~ warmosaxvaSi mixvda nestor Todua, ra Jinic sWirda qosas, win
swored rom lamazi saxlebis agebad aRiqmeboda. amito- aRudga. arc TviTon Sinebia aqamde sisxlisa, magram wi-
mac ar uzrunia, rom Tavis droze moewyo sakuTari yofa, naswar ganWvrita mosalodneli kalo da Tavzari daeca.
dacolSvilebuliyo. spartanulad cxovrobda da sabo- amitomac Seecada, logikis barieri aRemarTa ZRvibis win,
lood amas mieCvia kidec. amasobaSi solomon mRvdlis magram sityva ar iyo is iaraRi, sisxlis mdinareebs rom
nasaxlars sxvebi daepatronen da SerCa beri zaqaraia am SeaCerebda.
`saerTo sacxovrebels~. amiT igi ukmayofilo ar yofi- _ moRalate yofilxar, Senc! _ ase brZana ZRvibim.
la. martokacs meti arc sWirdeboda _ taxti, saweri mag- _ sityvis badeSi ginda gamxvio, amiT mtris gadarCenas
ida, tanisamosisa da WurWlis karadebi, oTxi tabureti, cdilob!.. moRalatisaTvis tyvia maqvs, ai, am mauzerSi,
kuTxis buxarSi navTqura... es iyo da es! moulodneli da icode!
iSviaTi stumari Tu ewveoda, imisTvis taxtis qveS gasaS- es mxolod sityva iyo, muqariT wacdenili, magram
lel sawols inaxavda. kedlebze sakuTari xeliT wignis nestori mixvda saSiSroebas, ganerida, sifrTxiled
Taroebi miaWeda, Tumca dastadasta wignebi mainc arsad iqca. irgvliv mimoixeda, sayrdens eZebda da beris mien-
eteoda... do, zaqaraias.
maSin, ocdaoTxSi Savma katam gairbina nestorsa da _ cudi dReebi gvelis beri, _ uTxra, _ werili unda
qosas Soris. TiTqmis sami weli erTad marTavdnen qa- mivwero mTavrobas, Sen unda gagatano, aqauri ambebi
laqs. ZRvibi Toloraias partiis saWe epyra, nestors _ unda gavagebinoT droze, Torem zRva sisxli daiqceva

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da sabWoTa xelisufleba Sercxveba!.. gviRalata, mgo- galavnis gaswvriv Camwkrivebulan partiuli amxanagebi,
nia, ZRvibi Toloraiam, mtris wisqvilze asxams wyals! komkavSirlebi da, ra Tqma unda, Sinsaxkomelebi. ZRvibi
oRondac, ZRvibi Toloraia ukve ar iyo is qosa, sto- Toloraia aivanze gadmomdgara da qadagebs:
lipinis vagonSi Cornas rom fexisgulebs ufxanda. rac _ kontrrevoluciis hidram wamoyo Tavi saqarTve-
Canda, aTi imdeni iyo. sanam nestori Tavis ustars SeT- loSi! amxanagebo, imperialistebis laqiebs rkinis Ceq-
xzavda da beris Tbilisqalaqs gaatanda, ZRvibis wer- mebiT unda gavuWeWyoT Tavebi, menSevik Rorebs yelebi
ilebma ukve moskovs uwia. gamovRadroT, memamuleebsa da burJuebs, Tavadebsa da
beri zaqaraiamac ver SeZlo droulad Tbiliss gamg- aznaurebs cxeli uToTi gadavuaroT... didi beladi le-
zavreba. axalgazrda kacis sulSi qariSxali trialebda, nini mokvda, magram mters es nu gaaxarebs. is mudam Cven-
vera da ver gaerCia mtyuanmarTali. iqneb ZRvibi Tolo- Tanaa! misi erTguli mowafeebi trocki da stalini gviT-
raia iyo revoluciis saqmis moRalate, magram iqneb moR- vlian proletarul salams da mogviwodeben, rom medg-
alate TviT nestor Todua iyo. ra imaleboda am ori ka- rad vidgeT, sisxlSi CavaxSoT sabWoTa xelisuflebis
cis qiSpobaSi? gana orive gverdigverd ar SemouZRva mtrebi, romlebic cdiloben mSromel xalxs waglijon
wiTel armias sami wlis win? oriveni erTi da imave sityve- revoluciis Zvirfasi monapovrebi...
biT metyvelebdnen, oriveni erTi partiis wevrobiT ena uWrida ZRvibis, ki ar laparakobda, beWeds art-
amayobdnen, erTic da meorec did leninze loculobda, yamda.
cxare cremliT mistirodnen mis udroo gardacvale- _ vaSa, vaSa!.. _ aRrialdnen ezoSi Tavmoyrilebi.
bas, erTic da meorec adidebda did belad trockis... _ gavuWeWyoT Tavebi! _ aknavlda beric, sityvaTa
misma manqanam mereTi rom gaiara, ZRvibi Toloraia TeTr qselSi gaxveuls moeCvena, rom miagno simarTles, pasuxi
cxenze ijda, nestor Todua _ Savze. aqedan da iqidan gasca Znelad gadasawyvet kiTxvaze, vinaa mteri da vin
aedevnen samxedro komisris manqanas da lev trocki ga- moyvare.
nacvifres erTma vaJkacobiT, meorem _ sityvapasuxiT. `briyvi viyavi da regveni!~ _ sevdiT fiqrobda Semd-
moedanze, xalxis winaSe gamosulma trockim maSin brZa- gom siWarmageSi Sesuli beri. `motyuebuli da dabneuli!~
na: `bodiSs vixdi, rom ver gesaubrebiT im keTilSobil _ Tavis gasamarTleblad amatebda, magram Tavis marTle-
enaze, romlis bgeraTa JReradoba Cems smenas atkbobs!~ ba Svebas ver gvrida.
mere ilaparaka ruminel memamuleebze, imperialist _ yoCaR! _ ZRvibim loyaze mouTaTuna. _ Seni imedi
loidjorjze da dasZina: `Cven uZlevelni varT, raki yovelTvis mqonda! axlave mivuxteT mag gvelis wiwilas,
bolSevikTa droSis qveS ibrZvian iseTi vaJkacebi, ro- burJuebis laqiasa da kontras!..
gorebicaa mereTeli dzgvibi toloraia da nestor tod- cxens Seafrinda ZRvibi, Citis wonisa Tu iqneboda.
ua!~ axla ki yvelaferi yirazea, nestori ZRvibis moRa- moxaliseni, bare aTiode, fexdafex mihyvnen sirbiliT.
lated naTlavs, ZRvibi _ nestors... Tavgzaabneul beris Toduebs miuvardnen Sin.
ki ustari jibeSi udevs da ver gadauwyvetia, vis emsaxu- efro gamoegeba, kuStad, uSiSrad Sexeda. beri TiT-
ros, visi droSis qves dadges. qos gamofxizlda, Tvali aarida. Semdgom xSirad fiq-
Sinsaxkomis ezoSi wiTeli droSa frialebs, zed oq- robda, damimaxsovra Tu ara efrom, gaigo Tu ara, ra ro-
ros namgali da uro axatia, oqros asoebiT aweria `rkp(b)~. li viTamaSe misi qmris bedSio.

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ZRvibi cxenidan Camoxta. krToma ver daefara da qali da kaci, beri da axalgazrda, glexi da muSa, mcodne
gangeb fafxurobda. qalis win aituza, qvemodan ascqero- da uvici... aravin icoda, ra xdeboda, risTvis erekebod-
da, Tan xelSi revolvers aTamaSebda. nen Sinsaxkomis farTo ezosaken. vinac icoda da saSu-
pirvelma efrom amoiRo xma, utexad uTxra: alebac hqonda, nacnobs da saxsars daeZebda axloblis
_ bavSvi ar damiSino, ZRvibi Toloraiav! gadasarCenad, Tu gadaarCenda, sxvas, usaxsros da upa-
akvanSi eZina tataCis, gazrdiliyo, mTel akvans tronos Caamatebdnen.
avsebda, magram SeCveuls albaT ver eleoda. _ amxanagebo, Cemi daWera ar SeiZleba, Cemi Zma krem-
_ gvelis wiwili akvanSive unda CaWeWyo! _ waisisina lis dacvaSi muSaobs! _ irwmuneboda erTi axalgazrda.
qosam da revolveri SemarTa. _ nu geSiniaT, Zmebo da debo, es xom Cveni muSur-
iqve, gverdiT mdgomma Cekistma, _ berim ver dainaxa glexuri mTavrobaa! dagvkiTxaven da vinc udanaSauloni
vinc iyo, _ xeli aukra. varT, gamogviSveben! _ imeds ar kargavda meore.
mexiviT gavarda, tyviam nafoti aatexa akvnis Tavs. _ raRaca xdeba, mgonia! _ Tavgza abneoda mesames.
daaWyita bavSvma Tvalebi, eldisagan gaisusa. efro ZRvibi Toloraia saqmianad afrialebda qaRaldebs,
gadaefofra akvans. siebs akowiwebda, saangariSoze aCxakunebda, Semosaval-
Cekists mZulvared Sexeda ZRvibim (iqneb TamaSobda gasavals iTvlida. Semosavlad sikvdils Tu moiTvlida,
kidec, undoda aecdina da aacdina!), revolveri mkerdze gasavlad _ patiebas, magram Zunwis gulmodginebiT cdi-
miabjina, iman ki enis borZikiT uTxra: lobda xelidan ar gaeSva, visac ki moixelTebda.
_ baavSvma ra daaSava? iqneba imisagan meore lenini _ es ra xalxia? _ ikiTxa.
gaizardos... ocdaaTiode kaci idga ganze, svanuri qudebi Cafx-
Setrialda ZRvibi, kvlav cxens moaxta, SinsaxkomSi utebad exuraT, barweraqvi Zirs daewyoT.
Sebrunda. _ svanebi arian, miwismTxrelebi!
wuTebs iTvlida, imdeni saqme hqonda, vera da ver Ca- _ kidev kai! _ daiRmiWa ZRvibi. _ botanikurTan, xom
eteoda am bnelsa da usaSvelod gaWianurebul RameSi. ici, diidi arxi unda gavTxaroT!
rogor Tavsdeba yvela es mogoneba gverdigverd? _ anazRaurebas iTxoven, ufroso!
iqneb beris mexsierebaSi airdairia yvelaferi, mizezSe- _ avunazRaurebT, aba ras vuzamT, Cven xom RaribTa
degobrivi kavSirebi gadaadgilda, an mTlad gawyda... da miwismTxrelTa xelisufleba varT!
Toduebis karze mivardna da akvnisaTvis nasroli tyvia, miwismTxrelebma wamokrifes weraqvi da barniCabi,
sisxliani orgia, yvelaze fantastikuri warmosaxviTac momcro toprakebi, da kmayofili Tavis qneviT samuSaod
rom ver warmoidgenda, nestor Toduaze gamarTuli nadi- gaemarTnen.
roba da depeSa centridan, gveyofa, nu gadavaWarbebTo. ezoSi blomad mogrovda xalxi. SeSinebulni, gasu-
ase daamaxsovrda beris: sulac ar Tendeboda im Jams. sulni elodnen ganaCens.
Rames Rame gadaeba, bnels _ bneli, raki amodena bo- erTi dedakaci ijda miwaze, win da ukan qanaobda da
rotebis cqera mzesac ar ZaluZda. xmamaRla moTqvamda:
mereTis daxlarTuli orRobeebidan, axlo da Soreu- _ vava, baba, amdRa dopiluna, baba*!.. vava, baba!..
li soflebidan mohyavdaT da mohyavdaT xelebgakruli movarda guSagi, wixli Caazila, gaaCuma.

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dedakacs aravin gamoesarCla, iman ki cota xanSi kv- Semzaravi iyo zvarakTa uxmo, uprotesto sikvdili.
lav qanaoba da moTqma ganagrZo: sisxli maTrobelia, ZRvibi Toloraia Tvreboda
_ vava, baba, amdRa dopiluna, baba!.. sisxliT.
kvlav da kvlav mohyavdaT xelfexSekrulni, nawix- _ yoveli mesame! _ kaliasaviT daxtoda, revolvers
larni, nacemni, imedianni da imeddakargulni. iqnevda, Tvalebi gadmovardnasa hqonda.
sdumdnen, nacnobni Tu gadauCurCulebdnen erTma- _ erTi, ori... gamodi!.. erTi, ori... gamodi!..
neTs SiSianad: isev WaxaWuxi, isev sikvdili, uTqmeli, usityvo, mor-
_ ratom?.. risTvis?.. Cili...
aravin araferi icoda. da uceb:
saaTi saaTs misdevda, dro ki moulodnelad dadga. _ xalxno, kacni ara varT, saqoneliviT unda davekv-
_ daviwyoT! _ brZana ZRvibim. levinoT?!
orrigad Camwkrivdnen Sinsaxkomelebi, derefani tanmaRali vaJkaci iyo, vefxviviT gadmoeSva, xelebi
gaWimes Sinsaxkomidan botanikuramde. Sekruli hqonda, magram Tavuri aZgera ZRvibis da gada-
iq, baRiskideze yoCaR miwismTxrelebs Rrma xaro ga- ayirava.
eTxaraT ukve, miwisa da nestis suni trialebda haerSi. _ CaxoceT, CaxoceT yvelani! _ ikivla ZRvibim da
am cocxal derefanSi yviriliT, muqariT, konda- Zirs gagorebulma im vaJkacs tyvia Seageba.
xebiT Serekes tyvedqmnilni. Sinsaxkomelebma, zogma revolveriT, zogma SaSxaniT
_ Cemi Zma bolSevikia, kremlSi muSaobs! _ tiriliT atexes baTqabuTqi, sxvebma xiStebi momarTes, daerivnen
irwmuneboda is axalgazrda da beris es akankalebuli, tyvedqmnilT... ismoda mxolod srola, wivilkivili,
wkvitina xma mkveTrad CaebeWda mexsierebaSi. zriali, godeba...
iriJraJa TiTqos, Tumca bneli mainc ver ganidevna.
sul raRac wuTi gavida, beris ki egona, saukuneo...
_ CaamwkriveT!.. gadaiTvaleT!.. _ aRmadaRma dar-
idga erT adgilas, uazrod iyureboda aqeTiqiT, mere
boda ZRvibi, gankargulebebs iZleoda.
muxlebi moekeca, Zirs Cajda da SarvalSi sisvele igrZno.
siCume Camovarda, iseTi sazareli, autaneli, TiTqos
sikvdilis kalo mosavliT aivso, RamiT gaTxrili
dedamiwis zurgze bgera saerTod gaqrao da am mdumare-
xaro mopirTavda, simTvrale ki jerac ar ganelebuliyo.
baSi mWaxed gaisma:
_ amaT ra vuyoT, _ ikiTxa viRacam nervulad, _ ga-
_ yoveli mesame!
qosas xmaSi dauokebeli siZulvili ismoda da beris vuSvaT?
uceb saSineli sicxadiT warmoudga, rac wuTis Semdeg miwismTxreli svanebi iyvnen. aqamde arc icodnen, ras
gaTamaSdeboda. ar undoda daejerebina, egona, sizmar- Txridnen. auwereli sanaxaobiT daTrgunulebs gaclac
Si var da male gameRviZebao. ver moeazrebinaT.
_ erTi, ori... gamodi!.. erTi, ori... gamodi!.. qosam kuStad moixeda, TiTqos gamofxizlda. albaT
xelebSekrulni gamohyavdaT mwkrividan, xarospirs namoqmedaris masStabebi gaisigrZegana. mixvda, gada-
wamoaCoqebdnen, daaxlidnen pistolets kefaze da xel- amlaSa.
sa hkravdnen.
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_ gavuSvaT, eseni xom ubralo miwismTxrelebi ari- dalia suli!.. dRes aq miwas unda mivabaroT revoluciis
an! _ Tqva xmis kankaliT iman, vinc kiTxulobda, amaT ra meore arwivi _ nestor Todua, romelic menSevikTa
vuyoTo. pirsisxlianma agentebma sicocxles gamoasalmes... ori
_ esenic kontrebia, _ waisisina qosam, _ wavlen, enas wlis win aq Cven vemSvidobebodiT Cvens TanamebrZols
gadmoagdeben, xalxs agvimxedreben! moscxeT erTi! geras, axla ki minda vTqva: mSvidobiT, Cemo ganuyrelo
_ daewyveT!.. swordiT!.. daumizneT!.. cecxli!.. TanamebrZolo nestor!
ori wuTis Sedluxi dasWirda sigiJis am zeimis beri zaqaraia zmanebebidan Zlivs gamovida. qaRal-
dagvirgvinebas. dis dasta ganze gaswia da miayurada. aravin akakunebda.
_ kvali unda waiSalos! _ xma CurCulamde d D auvarda mousvenrobam Seipyro, mogonebebma martoobis sevda
qosas. _ xval xalxi rom gamoivlis, nakvalevic ar unda gaumZafra. SiSi wamoepara. TiTqos qosa ZRvibias SeeZlo
Candes... SesaniSnavi adgilia stadionis asaSeneblad... saflavidan wamodgoma. gamoecxadeboda beris, daiman-
im dRes gadawva nestor Toduam beri zaqaraias sax- Weboda, Tvals CaupaWunebda da qirqiliT etyoda: `SiSi-
li. xis fSutura kedlebze iyara javri. asanTiviT waeki- sagan Caifsi, biWo, beri?~
da, abrialda, xelis SeTbobac veravin moaswro. kidec
gauxarda beris, amiT mainc damsaja gangebam, misxaliT
mainc gamovisyide danaSaulio, gaifiqra. kidev erTxel 16
ver mozoma, ver gaarCia mtyuanmarTali.
ZRvibim ki ver moisvena, nestoris kvali aiRo cxel gera kvaracxeliam SiSs sZlia, roca gimnaziels
gulze. iq, macxovrisgoris kibesTan miuswro. sirbiliT Tvalebi dauxuWa, da kidev, roca macxovrisgoris fer-
Seuyva nestori kibes, Sors ver aaswro, tyvia miewia... dobs Seuyva; nestor Toduamac sZlia SiSs, roca qosas
depeSas veRar daeloda Tbilisidan. filipe maxaraZe gadaudga da aman sikvdili mouswrafa... beri zaqaraias
iwereboda, nu gadavamlaSebT, kmara, rac sisxli da- Jamic xom unda damdgariyo, xom unda mosuliyo dro,
iRvara, SewyviteTo... roca is Tavis palimfsests gaSordeboda, samalavidan
viTomc gaTenda kidec! CamoRamebuli, gacrecili, gamovidoda da WeSmaritebas Riad, Tamamad gaacxadebda...
uferuli dRe dadga, iseTi, rogoric mxolod SavTeTr amisaTvis erTi ram iyo saWiro: Tavisi me aemaRlebina,
firze SeiZleba aRibeWdos. mereTelebi, vinc gadarCa, arafrad Caegdo sazogado azri, qveynis moCvenebiTi in-
TiToTiTod gamodiodnen saxlebidan, SemkrTalni, teresebi, uareyo faruli xelSekruleba, romelzec yve-
gafacicebulni miemarTebodnen bulvarisaken, sadac las xeli hqonda mowerili da veravin bedavda dakanone-
sasule orkestri agugunebda `internacionals~, wiTe- bul dogmebTan dapirispirebas. albaT asec moxdeboda
li naWriT Semosil tribunaze idga dauRleli ZRvibi yovelive, Tu is gaxdeboda Tavisufali, dadgeboda
Toloraia da xmaCaxrinwuli ambobda: sikvdilze maRla, sicocxles imdenad Seiyvarebda, mok-
_ amxanagebo! kontrrevoluciuri amboxi ZirSive le Jams arsebobisa sicrueze ver daxarjavda...
CaxSobilia! aq, wminda adgilas ganisvenebs revoluciis rodis, rodis dadgeboda Jami igi?
arwivi gera kvaracxelia, vinac Cveni partiis samsaxurSi

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ocdaoTxSi meamboxe menSevikebma mokleso rom uTxres,
*** odnavi eWvic ar Separvia. mama yovelTvis cxenze amxe-
drebuli warmoedgina, wiTeli droSis fonze. droSas
is dRe gaaxsenda beris, marTas rom komkavSirSi niavi afrialebda, tkacuni gahqonda. nestoris Svilic
iRebdnen. TiTqos ra unda yofiliyo saTuo, marTa xom WeSmariti komkavSireli da bolSeviki unda gamxdariyo,
gera kvaracxelias Svili iyo, Zveli revolucionerisa, Tu saWiroeba moitanda, Tavic unda daedo diadi saqmis-
dedamiss ki _ cacanas marqsis `kapitali~ hqonda Turme aTvis... bikenti ufro gulCaxveuli gaizarda. arasodes
wakiTxuli (qalaqSi xom sxva oric ver daiZebneboda ase- dascdeboda, mamaCemi ZRvibi Toloraia didi kaciao. ra
Ti!). tataCi mainc Relavda, Tumca cdilobda garegnulad kacic iyo, saRad xedavda. tataCis gulubryvilo titini
es ar gaemJRavnebina, ufro metic, marTas amSvidebda: aRizianebda, misi sinaze zizRsa gvrida. oRondac, wi-
_ nu geSinia, ZRabi! SegekiTxebian, ratom Sedixar naswarve, akvanSive daanaTles kvaracxeliasa da Toduas
komkavSirSio, Senc aiRe da upasuxe, imitom, rom axali, naSierebTan megobroba. ZRvibi aZalebda, radgan mamebis
didebuli muSurglexuri saxelmwifo unda avaSenoTqo... legenda Svilebis legendad unda gagrZelebuliyo.
didi stalinis droSis qveS unda davdgeTqo... kinaRam CaSala bikentim komkavSiruli kreba. gulSi
marTa Tavs uqnevda, lamazi Subli eWmuxneboda, bage albaT boRma Caivana, eWvianobam RviZli auwva da marTas
bavSviviT uTrToda da mojadoebul tataCis RamRa- dasja gadawyvita.
mobiT es bage esizmreboda. _ didi revolucioneri ki ara, morwmune iyo marTas
bikenti Cumad usmenda tataCis. lamaz Tvalebs uxse- mama, pirjvars iwerda!
nebeliviT miacivebda xan erTs, xan meores. erT klasSi marTa gawiTlda, ena Cauvarda. mama pataras daeRupa
isxdnen samiveni _ tataCi, bikenti da marTa. erTmaneTs da araferi icoda misi rwmenisa.
ise Seezardnen, Tavdapirvelad biWebs marTa maTi naTe- _ sicruea! _ wamovarda tataCi. _ qalaqSi yvelam
savi egonaT, misi gulisaTvis araerTxel sxva biWebi icis, vinc iyo gera kvaracxelia!
utyepiaT. mere da mere gairkva, vin vin iyo. sami saamayo _ arafersac ar vcruob! _ civad, auRelveblad See-
revolucioneris Sviloba gamorCeulsa xdida maTs yo- pasuxa bikenti. _ an ratom unda vicruo? is kibe, mac-
fas. TandaTan biWebis gulSi metoqeobam daivana. faru- xovrisgoraze rom adis, geras gakeTebulia, eklesiamde
li brZola iq, im bneleTSi mimdinareobda, sulis wiaRSi, undoda aeyvana, magram ar dascalda!
zedapirze ki mcire gaelvebaRa amoaRwevda. xma unebli- airia kreba. axalgazrdebi adgilebidan wamocviv-
eT gautydeboda tataCis, ena auborZikdeboda. sifiTre dnen. bevrs ar sjeroda bikentis naTqvami, sxvebi ki, jer-
gadaekroboda bikentis, ucbad gaicriceboda, dauS- ac gamoucdelni, iolad amsxvrevdnen guSindel ker-
novdeboda. marTas ki siwiTle auRvivebda loyebs, naZa- pebs. gasaocari amaSi araferi iyo, ager, a, guSin trockis
ladev sicilSi malavda gaumxelels. moscxes... beladi, beladio da Turme moRalate da troc-
kisti aRmoCnda!
TavisTavad gamovida ase, Zaldautaneblad, marTa
marTas Tvalze cremli moadga. an ra unda eTqva, aqam-
tataCis ufro miendo. qaliviT nazi iyo tataCi, ufro Ria
de saamayo mamas miwaSi umarxavdnen. RvTis rwmena xom
da gulubryvilo. eamayeboda, nestoris Svili varo.
TiTqmis qveynis Ralats udrida.

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beri ufrosobda im krebas. asakiT didad uswrebda gebT kidec!.. Cven samni SemovuZexoT sabWoTa xelisu-
marTas Tanaklaselebs, skolis komkavSirlebs kurireb- flebas _ me, gera da nestori!
da imxanobiT. TviTonac Tvals vera swyvetda gogonas ZRvibi ToloraiasTan mereTSi aravin daobda.
da misi cremli aforiaqebda. Tumca ra eqna, politikuri _ xom geubnebodi, ZRabi! _ tataCim xeli CamoarTva
sifxizle xom unda gamoeCina. bikenti rigiTi moswavle marTas, Tan gawiTlda...
da komkavSireli ki ara, ZRvibi Toloraias Svili iyo. beri zaqaraiac gawiTlda, amoixvneSa...
_ amxanagebo, nu aReldebiT! modiT, SevekiTxoT
TviTon amxanag Toloraias, e. i. bikentis mamas!
SeekiTxnen kidec! deputacia aaxles mrisxane Sin- ***
saxkomels, TviT bikenti da beri, marTa da tataCi. go- adre daqvrivebulebs gauWirdaT. cacanam bibli-
gonas saSineli ganaCenis molodinSi guli ukankalebda. oTekaSi iSova adgili. xelfasi mcire hqonda, magram
ZRvibi Toloraia loginad iwva im dReebSi. bolo RamRamobiT keravda xolme da ori sulisaTvis sakmarisi
dros avadmyofobda xolme. eqimebs misTvis wamali ver gamoudioda. efrom sxva ram xeloba ar icoda, garda
aRmoeCinaT. patara kacuna mTlad daleuliyo. eSmaki Toxisa da barisa. mis patara ezoSi goWi da qaTamindauri
pirisaxe damCaCuli CiriviT aCnda baliSs. qavili awuxeb- ar ileoda, TiTo Zroxa yovelTvis hyavda, kargad movli-
da ZRvibis, tankiserze muwuks ayrida. imdens ifxanda, li bostani da baRi Tvals axarebda. fulic iyo, cxadia,
sisxls daidenda xolme da simwris zmuils iwyebda... saWiro, Sovna ki gaZnelda... maSin moisazra tataCim, kaci
mcire xniT gadauvlida, gamovkeTdio, ifiqrebda, dai- var ukve da Tavs unda mivxedoo.
banda, xalxSi gamoCndeboda, mtersa da moyvares gai- Teqvsmetisa xdeboda...
kiTxavda, kvlav is qosa ZRvibia iyo, SiSis zars rom scem- bevri ar ufiqria, adga da ZRvibi Toloraias eaxla.
da qalaqs, magram seni, sasjelad movlenili, isev moub- momcro kaci iyo ZRvibi, daleuli, magram xelqvei-
rundeboda da loginad daagdebda. Tebad mudam devebi hyavda, Ronivrebi da SiSismomg-
axeda qosam axalgazrdebs, saTiTaod SeaTvaliera, vrelni. iqneb amitomac iyo, _ mis mZime gamoxedvaSi, xe-
iyuCa mcired, TiTqos raRacas gonebaSi woniso da bo- lis nel moZraobaSi, damarcvliT saubarSi Tavdajereba
los brZana: da Zala igrZnoboda. Tumca ZRvibim iseTi cxovrebiT
_ gera kvaracxelia umwikvlo revolucioneri da icxovra, sxvisi devoba arc sWirdeboda, Zalac didi moi-
Cemi didi megobari iyo. nestor Toduac umwikvlo revo- pova, misi Zlieri suli albaT verc eteoda am patara,
lucioneri da Cemi didi megobari iyo. isini daecnen sa- dajRvarknil sxeulSi.
bWoTa xelisuflebisaTvis diad brZolaSi! maT swamdaT tataCi SiSnarevi cnobismoyvareobiT misCereboda,
mxolod da mxolod proletariatis diqtatura da in- piri odnav Riad darCenoda da ZRvibis gaeRima.
ternacionalizmi... rac Seexeba kibes, gera im kibes imi- _ kai qeni, CemTan rom moxvedi, _ gamozomilad,
tom aSenebda, rom taZris adgilas Cveni didi beladebis svenebsvenebiT ambobda, _ mamaSeni Cemi upirvelesi Zma-
leninisa da stalinis Zeglebi agvego. maSin ver Sev- kaci iyo. menSevikebma rom mokles, baRanasaviT vtiro-
ZeliT, awi, Cveni Zlevamosili gamarjvebis Semdeg ava- di. diax, didi kaci iyo nestor Todua, partiis erTguli

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Svili... mamas unda mibaZo yvelaferSi! jer patara biWi verc erTi ver bedavda gulisnadebis gamxelas. ra dros
xar, unda iswavlo, kaci gamoxvide... samsaxurSi Sikrikad siyvaruliao, gulsgareT fiqrobdnen, jer mters unda
migiReb, kai ormoci maneTi xelfasi geqneba, dro Tavze- gavumklavdeTo, siyvarulis droc dadgebao... axal, bed-
sayreli. daidevi wigni muxlebze da imecadine. ar unda nier sazogadoebaSi, ai, im goraks miRma, xelis gawvde-
CamorCe tolsworebs. cuRlutoba ar gamagono, sircx- naze rom Sendeboda. amitomac ufrTxodnen idayvebis
vilia mamaSenis SvilisaTvis... uneblie Sexebasac, denis uecar dartymasaviT rom dau-
amgvarad ilaparaka kidev cota xans da gamouSva. vlidaT ZarRvebSi da tataCis enawylian saubars Seawyve-
Caacves tataCis gimnastura, fexebze qirzis Ceqmebi, tinebda.
Tavze kozirokiani qudi da gaamweses Sikrikad. ijda tataCi ki enas ar aCerebda. marTa jerac skolaSi da-
ufrosis misaRebSi. wamdauwum agzavnidnen aqedan iqiT, dioda, tataCi ukve `msaxurobda~, `mters ebrZoda~.
maRla, dabla, marjvniv da marcxniv... dahqonda baraTe- gogonas warmosaxvaSi igi werilebis ubralo damtare-
bi, patara, nacrisfer konvertebSi Cadebuli, Tan Jur- beli ki ara, mzveravi iyo, romelsac wamdauwum mtris
nalic, xelis mosawerad. gaafrTxiles, saxelmwifo sai- zurgSi agzavnidnen da amiT mis sicocxles gamudmebiT
dumlo daicavio, arsad araferi gaTqvao, Tumca romc safrTxe emuqreboda.
sdomeboda, ras gaTqvamda, raki midimodis garda arc im dros bevrs iWerdnen, egonaT rom bevrso, radgan
araferi esmoda. aravin icoda, xvale ras moitanda.
saRamoobiT Sin ver Cerdeboda, gavardeboda kvarac- _ ara, am buxarins mainc ra unda? _ icinoda tataCi.
xeliebTan. _ kum fexi gamoyoo...
_ cacana deida, marTas ibareben komujredSi! buxarinis gvars gazeTSi Tu Sexvdebodnen. wesierad
marTa ukve mzad iyo, gamocqrialdeboda saxlidan da ar icodnen, vin iyo da marTlac ra undoda. misi gvari
tataCis guli muStiviT SeekumSeboda. marTas pirisaxe- `buxaris~ asociacias iwvevda da, albaT, sasacilo iyo
ze sinaTle efina, Tvalebi ucinoda, tuCebi... `uh, _ `buxaris~ pretenzia.
gunebaSi amoioxrebda tataCi, _ tuCebs nuRar ityvi...~ _ zinovievs xom ar eyo da ar eyo pativi... ara, ris
cacana ver amCnevda axalgazrdebis mRelvarebas, gamo xdebian adamianebi moRalateebi?
gazeTs aufrialebda Tvalwin, dRevandel `komunistSi~ marTa Tavs uqnevda, Cumad usmenda. azri ver gamoe-
`pravdis~ mowinave romaa gadmobeWdili, is Tu waikiTxeo. tana, magram ukvirda kia, saidan icoda tataCim amdeni,
es CalasaviT ugemuri mowinaveebi Tavis asatkieblad Tu mereTidan gausvlelad sad Sexvda im buxarinsa da zino-
iyo mogonili, cacanas ki misi wakiTxva aucileblad miaC- vievs, ranairad gaicno ase kargad.
nda da tataCisac aiZulebda. ase saubarsaubriT gavidodnen Cxeriis piras. isxd-
_ ho, deda, waikiTxavda, aba ras izamda! gveCqareba, nen mofarebul adgils, egonaT, mofarebulso da Cur-
xom xedav! _ marTa CaerTveboda mouTmenlad, wrialeb- Cutulpolitikuri mWevrmetyvelebiT erTmaneTs Tav-
da, fexebs abakunebda, tanze kaba uTrToda. brus axvevdnen.
gverdigverd dauyvebodnen orRobes, ra Tqma unda, erTxelac iyo da, aq waawydnen gogobiWs bikenti da
saqmiani saubriT... gverdigverd, magram SoriSor, raki beri. marTlac komujredis sxdomidan moseirnobdnen.

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esenic politikaze saubrobdnen, im bnel xlarTebze, diax, rogor ar icoda! daWerebs mouxSires. sofle-
romelSic garkveva Znelia, magram iolia danis erTi dar- bidanac mohyavdaT `xalxis mtrebi~ blomad, TviT mereT-
tymiT kvanZis gaxsna. Si ki Sinsaxkomis mwvane `vilisi~ sadac gaivlida, moqa-
marTa qvaze ijda, xelebi muxlebze daewyo da saxeze laqeni saxlebSi iketebodnen, SemTxveviT xels ar gag-
Camavali mzis Jangisferi sxivi efina. tataCi moSorebiT vayolono. ukvirda tataCis, ase uceb amdeni mteri said-
idga, gulzexeldakrefili raRac amaRlebuls yveboda. an gaCndao. adamiani borotia! pirSi gicinis, gesiyvaru-
am suraTma ucbad gamoavlina axalgazrdebis ubiwoebac leba, ukan ki galesil danas malavs, mzadaa yeli gamog-
da faruli vnebac, rasac erTmaneTsa da mTel qveyanasac Wras... aqamde gareSe mteri ufro iyo, axla cixe Signidan
umalavdnen. gatyda Turme. mtris agenturas Sinsaxkomis frTebqveS
beris saSinlad daswyda guli, gafiTrda, magram beds kvercxi daudvia, wiwilebi gamouCekia da karga mozrdi-
Serigebulma, scada Tavi ar gaeca. li variebi dauzrdia. ZRvibi Toloraias vin ras gamo-
bikentis ki loyebi auforajda, Tvali gveliviT da- aparebda? Causafrda, maxe daugo da gaimarjva. erT dRes
uwvrilda da tataCis amreziT axeda. moxvetes guSindeli Sinsaxkomelebi da im gzas gauyenes,
_ gogos tvins nu umRvrev, amxanagia Cveni!@ saiTkenac manamde sxvebs agzavnidnen.
_ me vumRvrev? _ daibna tataCi, uTqmelis gaTqmisa _ xalxi Semogvaklda, _ calybad gaiRima ZRvibim,
SeeSinda. _ saqmes ki ver gavaCerebT. ra Tqma unda, mtris dandoba
_ ho, Sen! gvinaxavs Sennairi Citebi! ar iqneba, magram ukanonobasac ver davuSvebT, yoveli
Cxubs albaT meti araferi sWirdeboda, magram marTa dapatimrebulis saqme unda gamoviZioT, WeSmariteba
wamoxta, braziT, mRelvared, TxovniT xan erTs mivar- davadginoT... mxolod amis Semdeg unda davsajoT mteri,
deboda, xan meores, xan mesames: moyvares ki ras verCiT... aiRe axla es saqaRalde, dajeqi
_ bikenti!.. tataCi!.. beri!.. biWebo! mesame kabinetSi da ecade simarTle gaarkvio. dReis iqiT
samive daSoSminda, arc erTs ar surda xvaSiadis gam- gamomZiebeli xar!.. es Seni pirveli saqmea, igi exeba me-
JRavneba. amitomac daTmes, ar CaeZien erTimeores. tata- tad saSiS garewars, jaSuSsa da moRalates. aseTebi unda
Ci mixvda, fxizlad unda yofiliyo, Torem xelsa da xels gasriso matliviT!
Sua gaufrindeboda misi wili bedniereba. Tumca ar ico- tataCis kinaRam xelidan gauvarda saqaRalde, Tum-
da, ra unda eRona, droc ara hqonda mosafiqreblad. swo- ca wona sulac ar hqonda, Sig albaT ramdenime furce-
red im dReebSi Cautara ZRvibi Toloraiam kacobis gak- liRa ido. Tavi mainc ar gasca, sxartad, yoCaRad wamod-
veTili. ga, quslebze Setrialda da guSindeli Sikriki gaemarTa
kabinetSi gamoiZaxa, win daisva da hkiTxa: mesame kabinetisaken, raTa asakovani biZiebisa da deide-
_ ramdenisa xar, Tu ici? bis bediRbali gadaewyvita...
_ Teqvsmetis! _ morcxvad Seepasuxa tataCi, cota- `ra gulubryviloni viyaviT, _ fiqrobda Semdgom
Ti waimata asaki. beri zaqaraia, _ sikeTe gvindoda gveTesa da am sikeTis
_ Teqvsmeti cota araa, Teqvsmetisani Tavs vdebdiT droSiT daundoblad vibrZodiT. axlac mikvirs, Cven Tu
samoqalaqo omSi! xom ici, ra moxda CvenTan? sikeTe da bedniereba mogvaqvs, amdeni kaci ratom aRud-

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geba mas win, saidan Cndeba amdeni mteri?.. me xom vicnobdi bi ugrovdeboda... erTic maSin daebada, roca Teqvsmeti
tataCis!.. kargi kaci iyo tataCi Todua da ver gamovesar- wlis tataCim budidan revolveri amoiRo da xelSi SeaTa-
Cle!.. ratom?.. Suris gamo?.. ucodinarobis?.. ufro SiSis!~ maSa... Caicina tataCim, mis am CacinebaSi uflebamosile-
beri zaqaraias TavSi lagdeboda SiSis istoria, araTu ba igrZnoboda, magram beris igi ar awyeninebda da amitom
sakuTari SiSisa, aramed qveynierebis SiSisa. iqneb ada- mxolod Caicina...
mianis arseboba SiSis gareSe saerTod SeuZlebelia.
oRond aris xani, roca SiSi uxilavi da yovlismomcvelia. 17
siymawvilis Jams, sadRac, mTebs gadaRma, omi mZvinvareb-
da, sikvdili samkels imkida, magram yovelive es gasagebi irodion Tadeozis Ze rigvava, dabadebuli 1875 wels,
iyo _ imperia imperias ebrZoda da gigantTa es Widili q. mereTSi, Teatraluri reJisori, mereTis dramatuli
usisxlod ver damTavrdeboda... revoluciam sisxliani Teatris TanamSromeli, Seekra ra germaniisa da iaponi-
qariSxali moitana. esec gasagebi iyo, axali xelisufle- is dazvervebs, uRalata socialistur samSoblos da
ba anadgurebda Zvels... saqarTvelo wiTlebma rom da- mters gadasca cnobebi, ramac Ziri gamouTxara qveynis
ipyres, arc es iyo gaugebari, radgan arc erTi dapyroba uSiSroebas. kaizeris germaniis dazvervas irodin rigva-
usisxlod ar momxdara. dapyrobils, albaT eSinoda, mag- va mieyida jer kidev revoluciamde, roca axalgazr-
ram dampyrobelic ver grZnobda Tavs usafrTxod... oc- dobisas Cavida berlinSi iurisprudenciis Sesaswavlad.
daoTxis sisxlian sasaklaoze pirvelad gaxda gaugebari rac Seexeba iaponiis dazvervas, irodion rigvavam mas-
vis klavdnen da risTvis... Semdgom yovelive or ferSi Tan kontaqti daamyara Tavisi germaneli rezidentis
SeiReba _ TeTrad da Savad, Tumca aravin uwyoda, ra iyo brZanebiT. kontaqti Sedga mereTSi e.w. Cineli komunis-
TeTri da ra iyo Savi... am gaurkvevlobam SiSi gaaZliera, tis liu cziSis meoxebiT... irodion rigvavas danaSauls
cxovrebis yvela kunWuli moicva, amosunTqvis saSuale- Seefardeba saq. ssr sisxlis samarTlis kodeqsis muxli...
ba mospo... SiSi aRmoCnda erTaderTi mamoZravebeli
Zala. SiSis relsebze Semdgari matarebeli ufro da
ufro uCqarebda svlas, borblebs griali gahqonda da ***
yurTasmena waeRo. fiqris arc dro iyo, arc saSualeba. tataCi Toduam yovelive es amoikiTxa Txel saqa-
maSin yvelam iwama, rom gza, romlisaken SiSi mierekebo- RaldeSi. vinc teqsti Seadgina, kaligrafiiT ver daik-
da, WeSmaritia... msxverpli aucilebelia. da Tumca yve- vexnida. tataCi asoaso kiTxulobda da verafriT dau-
la cdilobda TviTon ar moxvedriliyo moloxis qveS, kavSira Cineli komunisti iaponur da germanul dazver-
mainc da mainc Tu gamosavali aRara rCeboda, zvarakis vas... Seecada warmoedgina sad iyo iaponia, CineTi, ger-
moTminebiT ewireboda diad saqmes, risi namdvili fasi mania _ erTmaneTTan veranairad ver moaTavsa da saku-
aravin uwyoda... Tari Tavis winaSe Sercxvenili, saqmiani ieriT miujda
SiSi Tan sdevda beri zaqaraias, usagno da gauTviTc- magidas. win oqmis dasaweri qaRaldi da sawerkalami da-
nobierebeli. amitomac iwama, raki es iyo gadarCenis er- ido. guli ufarTqalebda, magram garegnulad arafers
TaderTi saSualeba. Tumca gulis gulSi upasuxo kiTxve- imCnevda. ubralo saqme xom ar iyo, iaponiisa da germa-

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niis dazvervis agenti unda daekiTxa. gaafrTxila kidec werda, mondomebisagan ena gamoeyo da tuCebs isveleb-
ZRvibim, fxizlad iyavi, ar gagacuroso. da. irodions CaeRima. tataCim Rimilis mizezi ver amoi-
irodion rigvava warmosadegi, lamazi mamakaci aRmoC- kiTxa, umweoba igrZno da uxeSad uTxra:
nda. wveri sufTad gaeparsa, mokled SekreWili, WaRara _ Sen ganagrZe! me gismen!
Tma ukan gadaevarcxna. kiteli ecva, sayeloSi TeTri, qaT- _ iseTi araferi momxdara! davxvdiT im Cinels. va-
qaTa naWeri Caeyolebina. sufTa xelebze frCxilebi daW- gonidan rom Camovida, orive xeli aswia da mogvesalma:
rili hqonda da, ramac tataCi gaakvirva, gaprialebulic. `nixo!~ Turme `gamarjobaTo~, _ uTqvams. CavsviT manqa-
Tavi Rirseulad eWira. etyoba, aseT axalgazrda gamomZ- naSi da SemovatareT mereTi. me, rac SemeZlo, vuxsnidi.
iebels ar eloda. albaT ifiqra, Tvali matyuebs, Torem, is aqeTiqiT iyureboda, yvelaferze erTnairad pasu-
rac Cans, imaze metisa iqnebao. xobda _ `xo, xo!~ kargia, kargio... bolos daiRala, mucel-
tataCim Caaxvela, xma Caiwminda. Relavda da skamze ze xeli daityapuna da `Cifan, Cifano...~ _ aiCema. mivxvdi,
ver isvenebda. sakuTar Tavze gabrazda da ficxad Tqva: Wama undoda. gavuSaleT Cveneburi sufra. Tamadad bato-
_ dabrZandi, moqalaqev, da yvelaferi pirnaTlad ni ZRvibi dajda. im Cinels araferi esmoda, magram yve-
momiyevi! lafers erTnairad miirTmevda da kmayofili sul `xo,
_ diax, batono moqalaqev, magram rom ar vici, ra xo~s iZaxda... cota rom dalia, muSti aswia da Sehyvira: `Can
gainteresebT? _ auRelveblad upasuxa irodionma. kaiSi boxo! stalin xo! stalin vansai!..~_ ese igi Can kaiSi
_ batonoba didi xania gadavarda, me batoni ara var! cudia, stalini kargia da aTasi weli icocxloso...
_ tataCi ise gaifxora, TiTqos Seuracxyofa miayeneso. _ aki Cinuri ar vicio? _ eWviT daekiTxa tataCi.
_ diax, batono... _ daibna irodioni, _ es me ise... _ `xo~ da `boxos~ rom mixvde, batono moqalaqev, didi
_ ho! _ molba tataCi. _ raki ar ici ra maintere- tvini ar aris saWiro! _ kvlav gaeRima irodions. _
sebs, kiTxvebs dagisvam... rogor da sad gaicani moqalaqe sxvanair Cinurs ki, romc momendomebina, vin maswavlida?
liu cziSi? _ iman xom icoda rusuli?
_ ah, im Cinels erqva liu cziSi? _ gaikvirva irodi- _ ki, ori sityva icoda _ `tavalisc!~ da `davai, davai!~
onma. _ arc ki vicodi! `matyuebs! _ gaifiqra tataCim. _ aki ufrosmac
_ rogor ar icodi, roca aq, mereTSi Sexvdi? gamafrTxila!~
_ ki, batono... ah, ukacravad! me, batono moqalaqev, fiqriT ki gaifiqra, magram Tavisdauneburad miendo
kai rusuli vici. amitom batonma Toloraiam damibara, irodionis mSvid, auRelvebel xmas.
ucxoeli stumari Camodis, Cineli komunistio. Cveni ra- _ germaniisa da iaponiis dazvervebze raRas ityvi?
ioni unda vaCvenoT, Tavi movawonoTo. me xom Cinurisa _ iciT, batono moqalaqev, _ irodionma mxrebi
araferi gamegebameTqi. Cinuri aq aravin icis, magram im aiCeCa, _ Cems sicocxleSi germaniaSi da saerTod sazR-
Cinels albaT ori Reri rusuli ecodineba da iqneb Sen vargareT ar vyofilvar. iaponiaze laparaki ki ubral-
mainc gaugo rameo... od sasaciloa!
tataCim qaRaldi moiCoCa da bavSvuri kaligrafiiT _ rogor, aki berlinSi iurisprudencia Seiswavlao?
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_ netavi egre yofiliyo! xom geubnebiT, berlinSi _ hm, Serigebisaken... _ bage moebrica tataCis. _
ar vyofilvarmeTqi. Tu damijerebT, arc iurispruden- gaaCnia, vis unda Seurigde! samSoblos mtersa da moR-
cia Semiswavlia odesme. umaRlesi ganaTleba, samwuxa- alates me ver Sevurigdebi! Sen Tu dazvervis agenti xar...
rod, saerTod ar gamaCnia. sanktpeterburgSi ki vyofil- irodion rigvava ucbad Caqra, saxeze mowyena daefina.
var, mindoda universitetSi meswavla, magram puris fu- _ axalgazrdav, aravisi agenti me ara var da saer-
li aRara mqonda. moxetiale artistebs Sevekedle. sa- Tod ar mesmis aq ratom momiyvanes!
xumaro sketCebs vdgamdiT da ezoezo davdiodiT. Cven- gulis siRrmeSi tataCis sjeroda am kacisa. `marTlac
ma Teatrma saxeli moixveWa da sagastrolod wavediT raRac Secdomaa, _ gaifiqra, _ albaT Seacdines amxanagi
kievsa da odesaSi... mere omma mogviswro... revoluciis ZRvibi, Torem qalaqSi ase gamorCeul kacs vin daiWerda!~
Semdeg Sin Camovedi, TbilisSi vimuSave. erTi welia _ aba, daifice! _ bavSvurad, gulubryvilod sTxo-
mereTSi momavlines. albaT ginaxavT Cemi speqtaklebi... va tataCim.
tataCi gawiTlda. arc mereTisa da arc romelime _ sindiss vficavar! _ seriozulad Tqva irodionma.
sxva TeatrSi arasodes yofila, ver moicala. rcxvenoda _ aseve davwere yvelaferi! _ qaRaldi gauwoda
amis gamxelisa. simorcxvem gaaficxa, Subli jiutad win tataCim. _ waikiTxe da xeli aq momiwere!
waswia da Tqva: irodion rigvavam xeli mouwera da imediT Sexeda:
_ ver vicli TeatrisaTvis, sul vomobT da vomobT! _ gamaTavisufleben?
irodion rigvavam gakvirveba ar SeimCnia, xeli moxde- _ ufross movaxseneb da vnaxoT!
nilad aswia, mzera Werisaken aRapyro da waumRera: _ batono moqalaqev, nu miwyenT da girCevT speq-
_ ah, axalgazrdav, iciT, Teatri es aris... takls daeswroT!
azri ar dauboloebia, magram isedac naTeli iyo, rom naxevari saaTis Semdeg tataCi ufrosis kabinetSi iyo.
Teatri raRac RvTaebrivi da diadia. _ maS, Sen daaskveni, rom rigvava udanaSauloa?
_ ukacravad, batono moqalaqev, ramdeni wlisa brZan- _ diax! _ ena auborZikda tataCis.
debiT? _ raRa dagvrCenia, bodiSi unda movuxadoT Sewuxe-
_ raSi gWirdeba? _ uxeSad Seepasuxa tataCi. bisaTvis da gavuSvaT!
_ iciT, Tqven aucileblad unda naxoT `romeo da _ diiax!
julieta~. romeo TiTqmis Tqveni tolia. ar SeiZleba am _ asec vizam, amxanago tataCi, magas, magram nebas Tu
speqtaklma ar SegZraT! Tqven, albaT, Seqspiri wakiTxu- momcem, amaRam mec davkiTxav da Tu yvelaferi Senebu-
li gaqvT? rad dadasturda, cxadia, gavuSvebT! _ ZRvibis uceb
tataCis arc SeqspirisaTvis ecala.
saxe gaeyina, Tvalebi dauwvrilda da waisisina: _ Cven
_ samwuxaroa, samwuxaro! _ amoioxra irodionma. _
xom msoflioSi yvelaze samarTlian qveyanaSi vcxov-
Cven ver vicliT WeSmariti RirebulebebisaTvis, cxov-
robT, ara, amxanago tataCi?! udanaSaulos Tavidan Tmis
reba ki, iciT, midis. amaRlebuli xelovneba adamians
Rersac veravin Camoagdebs, xom asea, amxanago tataCi?!
akeTilSobilebs. roca romeo da julietas tragikuli
_ diax! _ SemkrTalma biWma ukanukan daixia da, kari
siyvarulis ambavs gaigebs, mkvlelic ki danas gadaagdebs
rom mixura, SvebiT amoisunTqa. TviTonac ver garkve-
da guli Serigebisaken gaexsneba!

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uliyo, ase ratom Trgunavda amxanag ToloraiasTan _ amdeni kreba gagonila? yoveldRe kreba gaqvT?
saubari. _ aba ra vici! _ daibna tataCi, magram amasobaSi mar-
mze ukve gadaxriliyo da sicxiani dRe, albaT, saamuri Tac gamocqrialda.
sigriliT Seicvleboda. tataCi saafiSe tumbosTan gaCer- _ deda, Tu saqmes argebs, dilidan saRamomde kre-
da. sxvadasxva uintereso afiSebs Soris Teatraluric bas CavatarebT!
monaxa. `uiliam Seqspiri. romeo da julieta. damdgmeli _ ho, Svilo, magram Cems dros krebis garda, sxva
reJisori irodion rigvava...~ qurdulad mimoixeda, TiT- saqmeebsac vakeTebdiT!
qos saZraxis saqmes sCadioda. aqamde arasodes gaCere- _ is dro sxva iyo, dediko! _ marTam cacanas akoca.
bula afiSasTan, ar dainteresebula, radgan Teatri sul _ axla sxva droa! _ WiSkarTan ki kopebi sasacilod Sek-
sxva ganzomilebaSi arsebobda. ra da viTomc gabrazebulma tataCis uTxra: _ axali rame
gza ganagrZo, yoymanobda. ar icoda, rogor xdeba moigone, yovel mosvlaze krebas iZaxi!
`TeatrSi wasvla~. `mival salarosTan, bileTs vikiTxav, _ Teatri rom meTqva, gamogiSvebda?
molare ki metyvis _ Sen ra, axalgazrdav, aqauri ara _ ui, TeatrSi mivdivarT? _ taSi Semohkra marTam.
xar? bileTi ramdeni xania, daitaces, maaS, Sen dagelo- _ sami bileTi rad gindoda?
debodnen, rodis inebebdi mobrZanebas!..~ xval ki irodi- _ erTi bikentisTvisaa, magram awi ver movaswrebT!
on rigvavas etyvis, viyavi, moqalaqev, TeatrSi, magram fexi auCqares, oRond daSoriSorebiT midiodnen.
bileTebi dautacniaT da aravin SemiSva. Cemi saxeli ra- bevri ki ar sWirdeboda mereTelTa winaSe gamoWenebas.
tom ar axseneT? _ Sewuxdeba irodioni, Tumca naZala- darbazSic ise dasxdnen, SuaSi carieli skami Caitoves.
devad, radgan uxaria, rom mis speqtaklze teva ar aris... tataCim zed qudi da bileTi dado, aqaoda dakavebu-
am fiqrebiT miadga tataCi salaros. kaciSvili axlomax- liao...
lo ar Canda. sarkmlidan molarem gamoixeda amreziT, gasusulni sxedan...
TiTqos eubneboda, mogclia erTi, ras moeTreodio. gulebi aCqarebiT ucemT...
_ sami bileTi! musika...
bileTebi jibes wvavda. egona, rom yvela xvdeboda, xaverdis farda maRla iwevs da gamoCndeba veronas
TeatrSi midiso. uyureT, bavSviviT acetebula, ra kacis xedi...
saqmea TeatrSi siarulio. an sami bileTi raRad ginda? ar aris ambavi ufro sevdiani, vidre ambavi romeosi
_ eSmakuna CasCurCulebda dacinviT... `ra vici, _ yoyma- da julietasi...
niT pasuxobda tataCi, _ ager bikentis davpatiJeb, iqneb _ Sena ggavs, marTa!
marTac wamovides...~ marTa rom naxa, bikenti gadaaviwyda, _ is ki Sen!
siTamame moaklda... patara saqme xom ar aris? sul sxvaa romeo epareba julietas... TiTebis pirveli Sexeba,
komujredis krebaze wasvla, sul sxvaa _ TeatrSi. uneblie krToma, netari JrJola, urTierTltolva ga-
_ cacana deida, marTas gamouSveb? usaZlisi...
_ sad midixarT, Svilo? marTas xeli quds exeba... tataCimac quds Seaxo TiTi.
_ komkavSiris krebaze! uneblieT gogos xels Sexvda... wamieri lacici... Tavzar-

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damcemi da amave dros unetaresi JrJolva uvliT TaviT _ CemTvisac hqondaT bileTi!.. didi madloba! _
terfamde... gagulisebiT ambobs bikenti.
romeom julietas xeli daiWira... es bednierebis samni midian, aqeTiqidan amosdgomian qaliSvils da
mwvervalia... marTa sicilsicil xan marjvniv ixreba, xan marcxniv.
tataCim marTas xeli daiWira... ra moxda?.. aqamdec xom _ braziani biWebi! _ daagdebs da WiSkarSi Sevardeba.
CamourTmevia xeli komkavSirulad. siamovnebda, magram ymawvilebi cota xans dganan, ar ician rogor moiqcnen.
es xom Cveulebrivi salami iyo, meti araferi... axla ki _ erTxelac iqneba da Semomelaxebi! _ moulodne-
TiTqos pirvelad Seexo da xelidan xelSi gadaedineba li mZulvarebiT ambobs bikenti.
Tbili talRebi... tataCi ifxoreba, guli saguleSi ver eteva.
magram bedniereba xom maradiuli ar aris!.. tibaldi, _ modi da scade, Tu biWi xar! _ daqadnebiT pasuxobs.
mouTmeneli da gaborotebuli... orTabrZola da sisxli... bikenti swrafad Setrialda da gaSorda. orisami TviT
ase vis gawiravs tataCi?.. ase vis uerTgulebs marTa? ufrosi iyo tataCize, saulvaSeze RinRli amosvloda da
ganSoreba... cremli... sikvdili... Tavi kaci egona...
gamtknarebuli zis tataCi. kbili kbils mieyina. sce- Sin wamovida tataCi, TavSi domxali hqonda.
nas ise misCerebia, TiTqos TviTon kvdeba. _ deda! _ efros uTxra Zilis win. _ me da marTa Te-
atirda marTa, Cumad, sircxvilianad aslukunda... atrSi viyaviT! iq yvelaze keTili kaci mRvdeli iyo!
farda eSveba, taSis Rone aRaraa... _ eg gikvirs, Svilo? _ efrom pirjvari gadaiwera.
gareT, quCaSi, bindi CamoSvebula. marTam xeli gaswia, _ mRvdeli RvTis msaxuria, RmerTi ki maRalia!
magram tataCis misi xeli uWiravs, aRar uSvebs. _ RmerTi ki ara is ar ginda! _ uxeSad Seepasuxa tata-
ase midian, mxrebiT erTmaneTs exebian. Ci da sabani Tavze gadaifara.
_ irodion rigvava daiWires! _ Tqva uceb tataCim. marTamac uTxra cacanas:
_ SecdomiT... warmogidgenia, saSinel sisuleleebs ab- _ kreba ar Catarda, deda! TeatrSi wavediT! romeo
ralebdnen. me ki simarTle gavarkvie da xval diliT ga- da julieta... Zalian lamazebi iyvnen!.. vitire... ici, iq
mouSveben. yvelaze keTili mRvdeli iyo!
marTam pativiscemiT Sexeda. cxadia, tataCi ukve vaJ- _ Seqspiri, dagenacvle, klasobrivad CamorCenilia!
kacia, SeuZlia simarTlisaTvis ibrZolos. _ auxsna cacanam. _ mRvdeli adamians gonebas ubnevs
ager bikentic! dgas Sua trotuarze, gulze xelebi da atyuebs!
daukrefia, pirquSad iyureba, Tumca quCis naTura Tav- _ ar vici, deda! _ yoymaniT Tqva marTam da Cumad
zeviT bJutavs da iqneb imitomac Cans pirquSi. pirjvari gadaiwera...
_ sad iyaviT? _ xmaSi wyena etyoba.
_ TeatrSi! _ wamRerebiT, keklucad ambobs marTa.
_ TeatrSi! _ ajavrebs bikenti.
_ ho, SenTvisac gvqonda bileTi! _ tataCis ar mos-
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vava gamocdili da gaqnili mteriameTqi, igi samSoblos
18 mkerdze mixutebuli gvelia. amitom mkerds unda movwy-
vitoT da Tavi qvaze vaxalebinoT!.. mteri ai, ase unda
diliT tataCi efrom gaaRviZa: movWmuWnoT! _ ZRvibim patara muSti xelisgulze dais-
_ ra iyo, Svilo, ras yvirodi? megona, viRaca gklavda! risa, viTomc Sig gamomwyvdeul mters WmuWnida.
tataCi uazrod axamxamebda Tvalebs, gons karga xans tataCim SiSiT Seavlo Tvali, TiTqos amowmebda, ac-
ver moego... marTlacda ra iyo, iseTi ra daesizmra... Si- xia Tu ara ZRvibis irodionis sisxlio, TqmiT ki verafe-
Sisagan civma oflma daasxa. gaxsenebiT ki isRa gaixsena, ri Tqva, Tavi uxmod dauqnia.
rom irodioni da ZRvibi gamoecxada. viTom ZRvibis iro- _ iswavle, Svilo, Tqven axalgazrdebma unda ganag-
dioni daekla, xorcis naWrebs Samfurze agebda da na- rZoT Cveni saqme! _ dasZina ZRvibim da gamxdari, Cxinka
kvercxlebze aficxebda... ram daasizmra aseTi amazrzeni TiTebi mxarze mouTaTuna.
sizmari. Ziliswin xom marTaze fiqrobda, romeosa da tataCim mxari Searxia, TiTqos ZRvibis TiTebi mie-
julietas sevdiani ambavi axsendeboda. Tvals rom xuWav- weba da imis CamoSoreba undao.
da, inatra, marTa damesizmrebodes, ZilSi mainc vela- _ midi, midi! _ gaumeora ZRvibim.
cicoo... mas ki irodionis gvami da patara mxecunad ga- `movwonvar! _ gaifiqra tataCim, Tumca am aRmoCe-
daqceuli ZRvibi daesizmra... nas didad ar gauxarebia. _ albaT nestoris Svili rom
_ jgiriSi sqan sizmari, kargad agxdenodes! _ mSvi- var, imitom mefereba!~
dad mousmina efrom. _ axalgazrdis sizmari sisxlis kabinetis kari rom SeaRo, usiamovno suni eca. mis
duRilia, nurafris SegeSindeba! magidas badragis jariskaci ujda, gazeTSi gaxveul `ma-
mainc ver damSvidda tataCi. wyali pirze Seisxa, uge- xorkas~ eqaCeboda. tataCis SemosvlisTanave wamodga,
murad mocicqna Romi da yveli. mZime, daRlili nabije- Tumca arc ise swrafad, rogorc sxva gamomZieblebTan
biT gaemarTa Sinsaxkomisaken. dRec iseTi iyo, ferTa- gaakeTebda. `patara biWi vgonivar!~ _ gaifiqra tataCim,
gan daclili. guSindeli sicxis Semdeg ca mkrTali, usa- magram gajavrebis dro arc hqonda, radgan am dros dain-
xuri RrublebiT daifara da haeri Seaguba. niavic ar axa irodion rigvava.
iZroda, sunTqva gaWirda. monusxuliviT gaCerda. es kaci hgavda kidec irodi-
kibis Tavze ZRvibi Toloraia daxvda. doinji Semoe- ons da arc hgavda. momCvaruli egdo skamze, kedels miy-
yara da ase gadmohyurebda zevidan. tataCi mxrebSi gas- rdnoboda. es kedeli rom ara, albaT Zirs Camosrial-
worda, nabijs simtkice SesZina. ufross ar unda SeeniS- deboda. Tavpiri ise dalilaveboda, cocxali adgili ar
na misi mRelvareba. aCnda. sisxliT dalaqavebuli da daglejili perangidan
_ Sedi, axla, amxanago tataCi, kabinetSi da xelaxla WaRara banjgvlebi mouCanda. xelebi uRonod Camoeyara,
dakiTxe irodion rigvava! _ moferebiT, krutuniT ala- fexebi farTod gaefarCxa. Sarvlis tots sisvele Camo-
parakda ZRvibi. _ es SenTvis gakveTili iqneba! sityvaze hyveboda. skamis qveS gube idga.
nurasodes endobi mters. isini Tavis gadasarCenad ra- tataCim igrZno, rom guli ereoda. angariSmiucem-
sac ginda imas moigoneben. xom geubnebodi, irodion rig- lad itaca yelze xeli, sisustis gamJRavneba ar ivargeb-

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da. Tavs moeria, jariskacs aniSna, gadio. skamze dajda, _ aki berlinSi ar vyofilvaro?
xelebi Tavze SemoiWdo da kvlav irodions gaxeda. irodionma uaris niSnad Tavi odnav gaaqnia.
egona, cocxlebSi ukve ar CaiTvleba, albaT arc sun- _ maS, xeli ratom mouwere, viyavio? _ SekiTxva gu-
Tqavso, magram kacis mzeras SeefeTa da airia. lubryvilo iyo, pasuxs arc moiTxovda da irodionma
zizRismomgvreli xorcis grovaSi, radac irodion Tvali gauswora. es iyo datanjuli kacis mzera, ro-
rigvava gadaqceuliyo, erTaderTi sufTa da marTali es melSic mxolod erTi ram amoikiTxeboda: oRond Tavi
Tvalebi SerCenoda da tataCis Tavgza aebna. rcxvenoda damanebeT da sicocxlec waiReTo!
am marTali mzerisa da Tan brazdeboda sakuTar Tavze, bage Searxia irodionma, tataCi Zlivs miuxvda.
raki aseTi gamousworebeli gulCvili aRmoCnda, mebrZo- _ ramdeni wlisa xar?
lis simtkice da mtris siZulvili aklda. gawiTlda tataCi, undoda epasuxna, ra Seni saqmeao,
Tvali aarida tataCim irodions, dakiTxvis oqms daxe- magram gauCumda, irodionma ki niaviviT waiCurCula:
da, ZRvibis wvrili da gabneuli kaligrafiiT dawerils. _ ici, pu sunlini vin aris?
me, irodion rigvava, _ ewera am oqmSi, _ diaxac, mi- tataCim Tavi gaaqnia.
veyide kaizeris germaniis dazvervas. es moxda berlin- _ mweralia, meCvidmete saukuneSi cxovrobda, zRap-
Si Cemi yofnis dros, roca iq iurisprudenciis Sesaswav- rebs werda... _ Zlivs amoTqva da Tvali daxuWa, gaisusa,
lad gavemgzavre. omis Semdeg Sevekari faSisturi ger- TiTqos miiZina.
maniis dazvervasac, sul bolos ki iaponiisa da manjo- tataCi magidisaken Sebrunda, naweri erTxelac gada-
ugos dazvervas, liu cziSis, imave pu sunlinis meSve- ikiTxa da TiTqos ubiZgeso, qaRaldis frialiT ufro-
obiT... mters gadavcemdi nairnair informacias mereTis sis kabinets miaSura.
sameurneo da samxedro mdgomareobaze, gadaveci ori ZRvibim ukmayofilod Sexeda, TvalebiT TiTqos
fotosuraTi rkinigzis sadgurze Camomdgari javSno- xvretda.
sani matareblisa, agreTve sagazafxulo Tesvisa da Cais _ rao, darwmundi?
krefis monacemebi... _ irodion rigvava udanaSauloa! _ es ki Tqva tata-
_ aki berlinSi ar vyofilvaro? _ sayveduriT Tqva Cim, magram guli SiSiT SeekumSa.
tataCim. ZRvibi skamis zurgs miawva, ukan gadaiwia, aqanavda...
irodionis mzeraSi sasowarkveTa da SiSi gamokrTa. qanaobda, skams aWraWunebda da ymawvils mzeras ar
daxeTqil tuCebs Zlivs acmacunebda, ewada raRacis aSorebda. mere SeparviT, alersiT hkiTxa:
Tqma, magram piridan sityva ar amosdioda. _ ramdeni wlisa xar, biZia, Sen?
_ ra, ra? _ tataCi swrafad miuaxlovda, albaT tataCim nerwyvi gadaylapa, kiTxvaze pasuxis gacema
saWiroze ufro swrafad, radgan irodioni Seirxa, kedels saWiro ar iyo, radgan ufrosma misi asaki kargad icoda.
miekra, SeiWmuxna. qanaoba Sewyvita ZRvibim. erTxans dumda, dakvirve-
`SeSinda! _ Sercxva tataCis. _ Cemi SeeSinda, egona, biT aTvalierebda biWs.
mec davartyamdi!~ _ ese igi ar endobi Cems gamocdilebas? ra giTxra im
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_ ai, magaliTad, pu sunlini mweralia, Tanac meCvid- foTlis sigrilem tkivili dauama, Sveba mohgvara.
mete saukunisa! _ amoRerRa tataCim. Tvalebi daxuWa da gonebis Tvalsawierze irodion rig-
ZRvibis pirisaxe moeqca, daejRana, wvrili Tvalebi vavas mzeras SeefeTa. sevda, tkivili, morCileba ikiT-
kidev ufro dauwvrilda da uxsenebeliviT asisinda: xeboda irodionis mzeraSi, _ SiSic, mudarac... swored
_ me mapampulavebda, xom?! masxrad migdebda?.. mas, patara biWs emudareboda amodena kaci, Svelasa
marto amitomaa Rirsi, Tavi rom CeqmiT gavuWeWyo!.. Sen, sTxovda.
biZia, frTxilad iyavi! imitom gamogarCie sxvebSi, mama- uceb goneba gaunaTda tataCis. es iyo maxe! es iyo
Senis Svilad gicani!.. mamaSenic yoymanobda, bolomde gamocda, ZRvibim rom mouwyo Tavis axalgazrda mowafes.
ar eyo simtkice! Senc vera xar welmagari, an zedmetad mim- axla mowmdeboda misi partiulkomkavSiruli simtkice,
ndobi xar, an cali yuri mtriskena gaqvs! im ZaRliSvilma erTguleba, mtrisadmi daundobloba... am gziT cdilob-
es rom giTxra, Senc unda ageRo da TavSi skami CagefSvnia, da ZRvibi Toloraia Camoeqna Tavisi alikvali, saqmis
maSin iqnebodi marTali... wadi axla, dRes Tavisufali xar! gamgrZelebeli... Tu bolomde gahyveba tataCi maswavle-
es gakveTili iqneba SenTvis, irodion rigvavas ki me Tvi- bels, Tu uerTgulebs, ZRvibis Zlieri mfarveloba ga-
Ton movuvli, nexvi nexvSive unda Cazilo... asea es! ukvlevs gzas... da Tu sisustes gamoiCens, Tavidan mo-
Zlivs Sebrunda tataCi, nabiji Zlivs gadadga da karic iSoreben, ganze miagdeben da iqneb saqme erTgulTa wri-
Zlivs gaaRo. kefaze kvlav qosas gvelur mzeras grZnobda dan gaZevebiT ar damTavrdes...
da am mzerisagan aZagZagebda. igrZno saSiSroeba tataCim, dascxa, akvnesda.
_ TeatrSi mec gaxldi, amxanago tataCi! _ gasZaxa _ cudada xar? _ kvlav daekiTxa efro, Subli mous-
ZRvibim. _ niWieri kacia irodion rigvava, magram dami- inja.
jere, niWieri aramzada da socializmis mteria! es amo- _ ho, SeuZloda var! _ marTlac SeuZlod iyo, guli
vikiTxe me im warmodgenaSi! SesWirveboda.
Sinisaken nacemiviT midioda tataCi. tvini uxurda, mTeli Rame ver daiZina, SamfuriviT trialebda...
mtyuanmarTali ver gaerCia. Sin rom mivida, lukma ar mezobel oTaxSi efro iwva, xandaxan xmadabla dauZa-
gautexia, taxtze miegdo da piri kedlisaken ibruna. xebda:
_ cudad xom ara xar? _ hkiTxa efrom. _ tataCi, Svilo, ara gZinavs? cudad xom ara xar,
_ Tavi mtkiva! deda?
marTlac stkioda, TiTqos salte SemouWireso, tataCi gaitruneboda, Tavs moimZinarebda.
TiTqos tvinSi lursmans aWedebeno.
meore da mesame dRes samsaxurSi ar wasula. patara
efrom xeli Sublze daado.
baraTi gaatana dedas, gavcivdi, sicxe maqvs da Tu nebas
_ mgoni, sicxeca gaqvs! _ yoymaniTa Tqva. _ Tavs
damrTavT, Sin davrCebio. ZRvibim Turme didi pativiT
ver uvli da imitomac gacivdi.
miiRo efro. fexze wamoudga, moikiTxa, axalgazrdobis
tataCim mouyrua, Tavis areul fiqrebTan ewada
wlebi moagona, is dro, roca taSfandurisaTvis da cek-
darCena.
vaTamaSisaTvis iclidnen da xmis CaxleCamde kamaTobd-
efrom keJeras foToli moarbenina, Sublze daado,
nen Soreul momavalze.
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_ a, xom movida es momavalic! _ kmayofilebiT Tqva tataCi taxtis kideze Camojda, xelebi moridebulad
ZRvibim. daiwyo Setyupebul muxlebze.
efrom piri mokuma, araferi upasuxa. es momavali ZRvi- efro oTaxidan gavida, samzareuloSi TefSebs aCxa-
bisaTvis iqneb kargic iyo, efros ki Zveleburad suli kunebda, albaT stumrisaTvis axazirebda rames.
kbiliT eWira. _ mamaSeni vaJkaci iyo, simtkice da gambedaoba ar ak-
_ daisvenos biWma erTiori dRe! _ RimiliT Tqva lda. _ ZRvibi moferebiT laparakobda. _ erTi nakli
ZRvibim, xelebi moifSvnita. _ cota moSuSdes! Sen nu hqonda mxolod, Tavis namoqmedars sindisis sasworze
SiSob, efro, ise gavxedni, kacad vaqcev! Seagdebda... ra aris sindisi? saerTod ra aris zneoba,
am ambavs uyveboda efro Svils, Tan ZRvibis baZavda, morali?.. yovel CvenTaganSi darCa Zvelis gadmonaSTi.
masaviT xelebs ifSvnetda da qirqilebda. efros am an- aTasi weli mRvdeli CagvCiCinebda, qristes mcnebiT ic-
globaSi xumrobaze meti waikiTxa tataCim. dedas ar uy- xovreT, qristes mcnebani ar daiviwyoTo. imdeni gviCi-
varda qosa ZRvibia, ufro metic, dedas sZulda Tavisi Cines, Cveni arsebis nawilad gadagviqcies da yvelani,
qmris revoluciuri megobari. es aRmoCena iyo, magram morwmuneebic da RvTismgmobi aTeistebi mag ganawesiT
SekiTxva ver gaubeda, mizezis Zieba ar dauwyia. sulis siR- vcxovrobT. modi, ganvsajoT: Cven Tu aTeistebi varT,
rmeSi TviTonac ar uyvarda Tavisi keTilismyofeli... RmerTi uarvyaviT, maSin qristes mcnebani CvenTvis bor-
momdevno naSuadRevs WiSkarTan `vilisi~ gaCerda da kilia da meti araferi... mters apatieo! me rom vapatio,
ZRvibi Toloraia gadmovida. auCqareblad gamoemarTa is damaswrebs da xiStze amagebs!.. aq omia, amxanago tata-
kibisaken. xandaxan Cerdeboda, xelis zurgs ifxanda, Ci, vin vis moereva, _ ase dgas sakiTxi... Cven unda gavi-
anda mxrebs imnairad Searxevda, zurgi eqaveba da mSve- marjvoT, mere ki ramdenic ginda, imden keTil kanonebs
leli aravina hyavso. tataCi Cacmuli iwva fanjarasTan SevTxzavT da gavatarebT!.. iqneb is codviT savse irodi-
da manqanis xmaze wamoiwia, kargad xedavda aqeT momaval oni arc iyos mTlad damnaSave, magram is sxvanairia, sxva
ZRvibis. Wkuazea, romc ar undodes, uneblieT garyvnis momava-
efro Caegeba kibeze, mobrZandi, mobrZandio, Tan li Taobebis suls. amitom unda gavwmindoT sazogadoe-
xelebs zurgsukan malavda, ar undoda gaewodebina... ba irodionebisagan, Cvenebur Targze unda gamovWraT
kargadac miuxvda tataCi dedas nafiqrals. igi, yvela, vinc xels gviSlis, gzidan unda CamoviSo-
_ gamovuare, efro, Sens bartys! vifiqre, movikiT- roT... Sen mamaSenis Svili xar! mamaSeni moralze rom da-
xav, davxedav... vici me, ra avadmyofobac magas sWirs. dam- fiqrda, maSin daiRupa... jer ar aris dro, aseT sakiTxeb-
acade, wuTSi movarCino! ze fiqrisa. mteri rom ganadgurdeba da namdvil, Cve-
tataCi wamovarda, tansacmeli Seiswora da ZRvibis nebur socializms avaSenebT, mere aravisi SiSi ar gveqne-
jariskacurad gaWimuli daxvda. ba da ai, im momaval sazogadoebaSi irodionsac eqneba
_ asec vicodi! _ Tqva ZRvibim kmayofilebiT. _ sicocxlis ufleba... asea es, amxanago tataCi! eWvebi
dajeqi, dajeqi! gulidan gadaigde da mtkiced dadeqi WeSmariti mebrZo-
TviTonac skami gamoaCoCa da xeli dauqnia, Senc da- lebis mxareze! sazogadoeba jer kidev avadaa Zveli
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ul gadmonaSTebs, am operacias ki, cxadia, usisxlod ver nebi... maisobaze bavSvobidan Saqaryinulis mamaloebi main-
movaxerxebT... icode, biZia, Cveni momavali mTeli kaco- teresebda mxolod!
briobis momavalia! daimaxsovre, vinc CvenTan ar aris, cacana gaSra, Svils ise uyurebda, rogorc iatakidan
is mteria. am WoWmanSi moxedvasac ver moaswreb, mtris moulodnelad amosul urCxuls. xma Zlivs amoiRo:
banakSi aRmoCndebi... frTxilad iyavi!.. dRes Sin darCi, _ gaCumdi, Svilo, albaT me mamasxaraveb... sxvam ara-
xval ki, dilidanve gamocxaddi samsaxurSi! vin gagigos!
esa Tqva, ymawvils piris gaRebac ar acala, wamodga _ swored amitomac ar mainteresebs, rom ver avdgebi
da karisaken gaemarTa. da ver viyvireb! dagiZaxeben komkavSiris krebaze, adge-
efro samzareulodan gamovarda, stumars gamoedevna. ba mamaZaRli bikenti Toloraia, dagiwyebs Wkuis swavle-
_ ZRvibi batono, axlave gavamzadeb raRacas. Wiqa bas, Tan ise giyurebs Tevzis TvalebiT, TiTqos kabas
Rvinoze xels nu agvikrav, ojaxi dagviloce! gxdides... fuh!.. me ki ara, arc aravis ainteresebs, deda,
_ sxva dros, sxva dros, efro! _ xeli gaaqnia ZRvibim yvelani ityuilebian, TvalTmaqcoben, Tan ise Tavga-
da mxrebis uxerxuli moZraobiT, TiTqos efxaneba da modebiT, TiTqos gadaswrebaze ariano...
Tavs Zlivs ikavebso, gacunculda... cacana gons moego, kidev kargi, meti aravin ismenda
am laparaks.
_ mec vtyuivar, Svilo, mec vTvalTvmaqcob? _ xe-
19 lebi gulze miido.
_ ar vici, ar vici! _ SeSfoTda marTa. _ Sennaire-
_ deda, me es ar mainteresebs! _ uTxra marTam cacanas. bis gulwrfelobaze aSenda, albaT, sicruis es Senoba!
is dro iyo, roca komkavSirlebSi gamorCeuls Wkua _ ras laparakob, gogo, Sen?! _ gagulisda uceb caca-
unda exmara, gancxadeba daewera, Rirsad CamTvaleT da na. _ vin Cagagona aseTi ram? ici, magnair laparaks ra Se-
mimiReT leninurstalinur partiaSio. didi xania, cacana iZleba mohyves? orives cixeSi gvikraven Tavs!.. vinmem
ocnebobda am dReze. winaswar tkbeboda imis warmodgen- rom gagigos, yuriT wagiyvanen ZRvibi ToloraiasTan,
iT, Tu rogor Caidebda gulis jibeSi wiTel wignaks misi muxlebze dagaCoqeben da sul patiebas gaxvewnineben!
erTaderTi asuli... es iqneboda pirveli safexuri maRa- _ magram ratom, deda? eh, umjobesia sadme mTaSi
li kibisa, magram marTam sul sxva kibe irCia, sqeltanian, gadavikargo! qvebs mainc vetyvi, rasac vfiqrob, isini
wiTel wigns zizRiT daxeda da mowyeniT warmoTqva: ar damsjian!
_ deda, me es ar mainteresebs!
_ qvebic Cvens mxaresaa! _ Tqva cacanam mtkiced. _
_ ratom, Svilo?
imitom, rom Cveni arCevani sworia! Sen rom mets kiTxu-
_ ar mainteresebs da imitom!.. ar mainteresebs ko-
lobde, ufro Rrmad rom swvdebode didi beladebis na-
mkavSiruli krebebi, SabaTobebi, proletaruli dResas-
azrevs, aseTi ram TavSi ar mogividoda! rogor ggonia,
waulebi, arc proletarebi mainteresebs, arc Cais kre-
marqsma da leninma Senze meti ar icodnen? anda qveynis
fis mowinaveebi, qaRaldis kombinatis damkvreluri mSe-
bediRbalze stalinze mets fiqrob?.. ki, genacvale,
nebloba, raikomi _ partiisac da komkavSirisac, ar main-
mec vxedav, Cvens cxovrebaSi yvelaferi rigze rodia,
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magram ra vuyoT! brZolisa da gaWirvebis gareSe veRar da aswavlida. axla ratomRac dadumda. TvalebSi SiSi
mivaRwevT kacobriobis bednier momavals!.. Sen bikenti gaukrTeboda xolme, auxsneli dardi Caugubdeboda,
agiTvaliswunebia da amitom mTel qveyanas nu SeiZuleb!.. TiTqos eubneboda, _ mesmis, yvelaferi mesmis, Cemo mar-
ager, tataCisTan xom megobrob? igic xom meomaria, so- Ta! netavi Sen, bednieri xar, rom cota ici! Cemodena rom
cializmis saqmes icavs! icode, sicocxle SegZuldeboda!.. marTas aeWvebda es
_ amdeni me ar vici, deda! iqneb vcdebi, magram Rmer- mdumareba. cdilobda sasaubrod gamoewvia, guli ga-
Ti yvelafers xedavs! daeSlevinebina, mis sadardebels Caswvdenoda... magram
_ RmerTi ar gamagono! _ ikivla cacanam. _ vici, tataCi, adre aseTi mxiaruli, gulRia, gaxsnili, axla
vici, vinc agibnia goneba! Sen im uwignuri dedakacis _ cxraklitulSi Caketiliyo.
efros enaze laparakob, misi ena ki mtris enaa! Cveniania gazafxulze, aprilis TveSi isini daqorwindnen _
da yuradRebas imitom ar vaqcev suleli dedakacis bJu- marTa da tataCi.
turs, Torem sxva vinmem rom gaigonos, kai dRe ar da- sufras cotani usxdnen, aTiTormeti kaci. ZRvibi
adgeba, icode! Toloraia ver mobrZanda, avadmyofobam Semoutia. bi-
_ ar vici, ar vici, deda! _ raRacnairad Caqra mar- kentim calybad, geslnarevad miuloca nefededofals,
Ta, gauCumda, laparakis gagrZeleba ar isurva. mere karga xniT dadumda. pirze mitkalisferi edo, qaT-
_ RmerTi yvelafersa xedavs da gansjis! _ marTlac mis frTas wiwknida da Rvinos Cumad mieZala.
ase uTxra efrom. tataCi miuxvda gulisnadebs, TviTonac gafiTrda,
swamda ki im dros marTas RmerTi? mis warmosaxul magram TqmiT ra eTqmoda da naZaladevad uRimoda.
samyaroSi RmerTis adgili aRar iyo. marTa uRmerToTa mxiaruleba akldaT, vera da ver aewyo. marTasac
samyaros gaurboda, magram raki araferi icoda RvTiuri guli daumZimda, avma winaTgrZnobam Seawuxa. babuebis
samyaros arsebobisa, WeSmariti gza veRar epova. efros gadmonaloci megobroba SviliSvilebs xundebad gadaq-
naTqvami misTvis sityva iyo mxolod da TviTonac Tu ceoda.
gaimeora, meamboxed daibada da imitom. _ wuTieria cxovreba! _ Tqva uceb bikentim, Tavi
_ Cvenc gvirevia amxanagebi, romlebic dRisiT Cvens ar auwevia, Rvinian WiqaSi iyureboda. _ ager qorwilis
gverdiT arian, RamiT ki CumCuma pirjvars iweren! _ sufras vuzivarT, kibeze ki ukve amodis Savi kaci, karze
bikenti amas rom ambobda, Tvalebi marTlac TevziviT unda daakakunos!
civi hqonda. veravin gaigo qaragma, ar dascaldaT amoxsna. karze
marTas moeCvena, rom bikenti mas misCereboda da Wir- marTlac daakakunes da Savkurtakianma kacma nefes ga-
veulad Seepasuxa: dasca, Tu dgaxar, aRar dajde, Tu zixar, adeqi da samsa-
_ kanoniT es ar ikrZaleba! xurs moaSureo...
_ kanoniT ki! _ frTxilad, mozomilad daagdo bi- ra eqna tataCis? stumrebs moubodiSa, patarZals
kentim da meti am Temaze araferi uTqvams. loyaze akoca, male movbrundebio da Savkurtakians gah-
erTaderTi adamiani, visTanac marTas SeeZlo gulis yva. es `male~ erTi kvira gagrZelda. marTa oTaxSi ga-
gadaxsna, tataCi iyo. adre tataCi enamzeobda, ver gaaCu- moiketa, gabusuli ijda da sapatarZlo kabas ar ixdida.
mebdi, piridan sityvas stacebda, TavdajerebiT uxsnida xandaxan cacana Semoixedavda SeSinebuli TvalebiT,

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SvilisaTvis ver moenaxa dasamSvidebeli malamo. efro marTam kaba gadaiZro. perangisamara SeuZvra sabanSi,
SinsaxkomSi wavida, iqneb ambavi rame movatanoo. nacnobs SiSvel mkerdze moridebiT akoca da eWvianad Tqva:
gadaeyara da iman CauCurCula, umjobesia Sin ijde da _ Zalian Secvlili meCvenebi, tataCi!
cxviri gareT ar gamoyoo, yvelani Zalian dakavebulni vaJma raRacis Tqma moindoma, marTa ki daixara, tuCe-
varT da pasuxs mainc veravin gagcemso. biT bageze Seexo. tataCis bageebi gahyinvoda da qalis
bolos tataCi gamoCnda. pirze miwisferi edo. Tavi nel kocnas ar upasuxa.
ar auwevia, ise Tqva: _ marTa, _ xma ukankalebda tataCis, _ marTa... map-
_ wyali gamicxeliT, dabana minda! atie, marTa...
gaxarebuli marTa gamoegeba, magram tataCim ucxod da uceb ise moixara, TiTqos mucelze muSti atakeso,
Sexeda. moixara da aZagZagda. mqrqal sinaTleSi marTam Zlivs
_ nu momekarebi, marTa, WuWyiani var! gaarCia vaJis damanWuli saxe.
qali eldanacemi SeCerda, fexebi Seeborka. _ ar SemiZlia, ar SemiZlia!.. _ gaimeora ramdenime-
did gejaSi Cajda tataCi. didxans ixexavda da cxel jer da gulamoskvniT, bavSviviT atirda.
wyals isxamda, TiTqos kanis gadaZrobas cdilobda. isev marTas ena Cauvarda. mkerdze xels usvamda, efere-
da isev isapneboda sarecxi sapniT, WuWyi ki ver moeSore- boda. TqmiT ki, ar icoda, ra eTqva.
bina. _ bneli Rame... saxeldaxelod gaTxrili samare... sa-
pirsaxocSi gaexvia, Camojda, TuTuni gaabola, erT maris piras daCoqili adamianebi... kefaSi tyvia... erTi,
wertils miaCerda. ori... aTi... ver daiTvli, ramdenjer unda gameordes... ar
efrom axali sacvlebi moutana. tataCi gamoerkvia, ici, vis esvri!.. ar ici, risTvis!.. ar SemiZlia, ar SemiZlia...
Caicva da, Tumca jerac dRenaTeli idga, logins miaSura. Tavzari daeca marTas, ver daijera naTqvami.
darabebi daxures da oTaxSi mqrqali bindi dadga. _ Cu, Sen raRac gezmana... Sen dagesizmra... araferi
efro da cacana samzadSi uCumrad daborialobdnen, ar iyo, araferi... daiviwye, daiviwye... modi CemTan, modi...
vaxSams umzadebdnen tataCis. vaJi gayuCda, slukuni CaixSo da CurCuliT Seepasuxa:
marTa ki iqve iyo, am oTaxSi, kuTxis skamze ijda da _ ar SemiZlia, marTa, mapatie, kacad ar vvargivar...
eloda, rodis moixmobda jerac verSemdgari meuRle. Tavi unda movikla, tyvia unda davixalo...
lodini gaWianurda da qals moTmineba daekarga. Wers miaSterda da Tavze xelebi SemoiWdo...
_ tataCi!
_ ho! _ SiSneulad gamoepasuxa tataCi, TiTqos arc
moeloda adamianis xmas, TiTqos aqedan Sors iyo gadax-
vewili. _ ho, marTa... _ gaimeora da kedlisaken Caiwia,
adgili gaaTavisufla.
marTa kideze Camojda.
_ ra moxda, tataCi?
_ ra unda momxdariyo? _ xmas ver imorCilebda vaJi.
_ mapatie, marTa, Sua qorwilSi dagtove, samsaxuri xom
ici...
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`uSviloba Tu awuxebs!~ _ qalurad gaiazra efrom.
20 cacanas dauwyo kuTxekuTxe CurCuli. cacanac afori-
aqda, Sewuxda, magram iseTi dro iyo, stalinur kons-
mosawyenad crida. ca Camobnelebuliyo. nestiT gaje- titucias izuTxavda da siZeqaliSvilis sawuxars veRar
rebuli mereTi kaeSans Seepyro. moqalaqeni quCebSi lan- CauRrmavda. `kargi cxovreba Tu awuxebT? _ fiqrobda
debiviT mimodiodnen. yvela cdilobda sakuTar saxl- cacana. _ rodis vcxovrobdiT ukeT? SeSa gvaqvs, navTi
Si, keras miyuJuliyo. guls sasowarkveTa eufleboda, gvaqvs, saponi gvaqvs... TiTqmis SevabijeT socializmSi!~
raki gauxareli da civi zamTari modioda. efros sxva gza ar darCenoda, rZalTan unda gamoenaxa
tataCim samsaxurSi SeSa da navTi iSova. CamoRamebu- saerTo ena. marTas yurisaTvis awuwunda, es ranairi Taoba
li dadioda. marTa SeSinebuli Sexedavda xolme, ver ga- gvergo, ise gazarmacdnen, bavSvis yolac ezarebaTo...
ego, ra xdeboda tataCis sulSi, ram Cauqro axalgaz- marTa miuxvda gadakruls, gawiTlda. dedamTils ve-
rduli sixaruli da sigiJmaJe, rac ase moswonda adre. im raferi akadra, Tumca saTqmeli da saCivleli TviTon
mZime, autaneli Ramis Semdeg tataCis arc uxsenebia hqonda. esRa moaxerxa, gaucina, xumrobaSi Caugdo naTq-
samsaxuri. marTas ver gaego, sinamdvile wamoscda maSin vami. amiT sityvasac gza gauxsna da gaTamamebulma efrom
tataCis, Tu avadmyofi gonebis zmanebaRa iyo yovelive. moxsna gudas Tavi, xom icio, kacebi saqmeebiT ise arian
albaT ucnobi seniT daavadda tataCi, gadaiRala da moC- dakavebuli, axalgazrda da lamazi colebi aviwydebaTo.
venebebi Causaxlda tvinSi. kviraobiT ikargeboda sam- colebis Rirsni aseTi kacebi arc arian, magram, ra vuy-
saxurSi. dabrundeboda da Zilad miegdeboda. mosafer- oT, eg yofila qalis xvedrio. gaWirda cxovreba da qali
eblad gawvdili xeli marTas haerSi uCerdeboda. uyu- rom ver daorsuldeba, gasakviri araao. eger mezoblis
rebda loginSi zurgSeqceul qmars da rwmundeboda, Zroxa berwi aRmoCnda, veraferi uSveles, kinaRam sax-
aRar vuyvarvaro. rcxvenoda amis gamJRavnebisa, CumCu- orced dakles. mere patronma macxovrisgoraze aiyvana,
ma tiroda. eklesiis nangrevebs irgvliv samjer locviT Semoatara,
sxvaze uwin efrom igrZno gasaWiri, oRond mizezi ver da im wels xbo moigoo...
amoikiTxa. marTas gaecina, eg rogor gamogivida, dedamTilo,
_ tataCi, Svilo, ra ambavia Sens Tavs, ra gagiWirda? Zroxas madarebo... efrom xelebi gaasavsava, amisi Tqma
_ CaekiTxa. ar mindoda, kacs unda swamdes da auxdebao, rwmena didi
tataCim sivrces miaStera Tvali da xmadabla, TiTqos saqmeao. qmarTan wola erTia, magram marto es ar kmarao...
sakuTari yuris gasagonado, ise Cailaparaka: mTlad aebna Tavgza efros da am abneulobam marTa gaam-
_ sicocxle aRar minda, deda, sikvdili momnatrebia! xiarula, didxans akiskisa.
_ didu, Svilo! _ amoikvnesa efrom, ver gabeda bo- sicilisaTvis albaT ar iyo dabadebuli, mxiarule-
lomde CaZieboda dardis mizezs. bis sababs cxovreba iSviaTad iZleoda. Wmunva Seubrun-
tataCis TiTqos daaviwyda weRandeli naTqvami, de- da da is, rac aqamde sasacilod miaCnda, sxvanairad da-
dis wamoZaxilze gakvirvebiT Seexmiana: inaxa. nuTu RmerTi ver xedavs tataCis tanjvas da mar-
_ ra iyo, deda, ras viSviSeb? Tas gulSeWirvebas. Tu is yovlisSemZle da yovlismom-

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cvelia, maSin arc es unda gamoeparos. RmerTi ar aris, _ ra iyo, marTa?
_ fiqrobda marTa, _ magram Tu aris, is yovelives xe- qali sibnelem gaaTamama, mxarze cxviri miuxaxuna,
davs... am ucnauri, abdaubda fiqrebisagan marTas gaaJr- CasCurCula.
Jola, Wers miaCerda... iq, Wersa da cis miRma yovlismxil- _ Svili minda.
veli Tvali amCnevs yoveli mtilis Wmunvas, am mzeras tataCim amoioxra, TiTqos mZime ram vali daakisreso.
versad daemalebi... am fiqrma SeaSina, RmerTo Seminde, Semobrunda, xeli perangqveS Seuyo, moefera.
RmerTo Semindeo, ramdenjerme CaiCurCula da am mimar- _ sul ar giyvarvar, iseTi gulcivi gaxdi! _ Caiwu-
Tvam cotaTi daamSvida. wuna marTam.
erTxel akviatebuli fiqri mainc ver moicila. vin icis, tataCim pasuxi ar gasca, arc qals acala laparaki,
iqneb marTlac raRac Zala aqvs macxovrisgoras, iqneb tuCebSi nazad akoca.
marTlac gauCndes Svili, maSin tataCisac sxvanairi guli marTam sulswrafad upasuxa, caxcaxiT Caekra, magram
eqneboda, ojaxgare nakleb iwanwalebda. icoda qalma, iyo kacis alersSi raRac naZaladevi, usurveli. qals
samsaxuris saqmeebze dawanwalebda tataCi, gasarTobad ukmayofileba daeufla, undoda Seewyvita es uniaTo
da drois satareblad ver moiclida, daRliloba ugri- alersi, oRond TavSi kvlav is azri utrialebda _ `Svi-
lebda guls, oRondac, eWvis seni gonebas ar emorCile- li...~ amitomac dauTmo sxeuli, Tumca suli ukve aqedan
ba, es sawamlavi TavisTavad awyalebs sisxls... Sors mifrinavda.
ocdaCvidmetis adrian gazafxulze, roca wvimebma tataCim igrZno es gaucxoeba, cota xans iyuCa da Ta-
gadaiares, mwvane balaxi abibinda da garemo Tvalis sase- vis marTlebas mohyva:
iro Seiqmna, tataCi Sin gvian dabrunda. talaxiT mosvrili _ marTa, unda gamigo!.. me ori adamiani miyvars am
Ceqmebi Zlivs gaiZro. jer fexebi daibana, mere xelpiri.
qveynad _ dedaCemi da Cemi coli! dedaSensac pativsa
vaxSamze uari Tqva da logins miaSura.
vcem!.. danarCeni yvela SemZulebia _ ZRvibi Toloraia,
marTa sawolis kideze Camoujda. Suqi ar aunTia da
bikenti, Cemi TanamSromlebi... yvelaze metad Cemi Tavi!
erTmaneTs landad xedavdnen.
_ Cumad, tataCi, magas nu ambob, daviRupebiT! _ SeZ-
_ ra iyo marTa? _ hkiTxa tataCim.
rwunda marTa, pirze xeli daafara. kacma xelisgulze
_ araferi.
akoca da Tvalebze Camoifara.
tataCi am pasuxma daakmayofila. albaT gauxarda ki-
mixvda qali, raRac saSineli saidumlo tanjavda kacs,
dec, grZel laparaksa da axsnaganmartebebs gaurboda,
raRac usaSvelod mZime tvirTs miaTrevda igi. iqneb
qalis wuwuns ver itanda.
pirveli Ramis bodva sulac ar iyo nayofi zmanebisa. war-
marTa daeloda, iqneb kidev rame SemekiTxoso, magram
moidgina marTam im sityvebis Sinaarsi, magram imdenad
msubuqi fSvinva moesma. tataCis daeZina.
sarkmels bneli Rame moawva, CaxCaxa varskvlavebi daujerebeli suraTi warmoesaxa, umal ukuagdo... albaT
cnobismoyvared iWyitebodnen. ZRvibi Toloraias mZime xasiaTia mizezT mizezio, esRa
frTxilad gaixada, loginSi Seucurda qmars. daaskvna... es Toduebi xom mudam simarTlis Ziebas gada-
tataCim fSvinva Sewyvita, gayuCda, Semdeg savsebiT hyvebian xolmeo.
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_ tataCi, _ Tqva uceb marTam, _ Tavi daanebe mag sam- lviT aravis aukrZalavs. TavisTavad gamovida ase, tabu
saxurs, ha! ager fizkulturis maswavleblad moewyve sko- daedo macxovrisgoras da mavans ar gaakvirvebda Se-
laSi! kiTxva, aqeT ram wamogiyvana, ra gindodao...
kacma amoioxra, araferi upasuxa. qalis Wkua moklea. naxevargzaze moeCvena, kvaldakval TiTqos viRac
tataCis iseTi samsaxuri hqonda, iq vinc moewyoboda, mohyveboda. SeCerda, sunTqva daioka. Cqami ar ismoda.
Tavs verasodes daanebebda, Tu ar undoda es Tavi waego. albaT niavma gaifaCunao da gza ganagrZo.
marTa mixvda, rom pasuxs ver miiRebda. SiSma TandaTan gauara, daRlamac. rac maRla miiwev-
_ daiZine! _ uCurCula da mxarze akoca. da, gza TiTqos eioleboda, ufro msubuqdeboda.
mxolod dilauTenia CaeZina. roca Tvali gaaxila, mze mere da mere veRarc ixsenebda, rogor airbina aser-
fanjaraSi iyureboda. tataCi ukve wasuliyo. Ti safexuri, rogor molia viwro, daklaknili biliki,
`iqneb wuxel bavSvi amyva, ha!~ _ gaifiqra. rogor Sedga fexi macxovrisgoris Sublze.
loginidan frTxilad wamodga, vaiTu susti weli naxevrad morRveul zRudes miRma eklesiis nang-
maqvs da momwydeso. revebi velur balaxs waeRo. qvis Tlili, CuqurTmiani
TavSi CurCutuli zraxva gauCnda. albaT bavSvuri lodebi WinWarsa da katabalaxSi eyara. nangrevebsa da
siance ufro iyo es gadawyvetileba, raki mis rwmenas zRudes Soris mwvne mdelo xasxasebda da marTa muxleb-
rwmena arc eTqmoda. ze daeSva. locvis sityvebi man ar icoda da TviTonve
lamazad Caicva. Tmebi daivarcxna. sarkesTan tri- SeTxza: `RmerTo, momivline Ze nanatri, WeSmaritebis
alebda da sakuTari Tavi diaxac moswonda. jerac cqri- damdgeni, simarTlis maZiebeli da varqva mas saxelad
ala gogos hgavda, gaTxoveba arc dastyoboda. marTali!~ TviTonac ar egona, misi natvra aseT formas
qalebs ar gaumxila sad midioda. skolisdroindeli Tu miiRebda, magram imasac mixvda, ufali Tu aris caTa
amxanagi axsena, mkeravia da imas movinaxulebo. Sina, is yovlisSemZlea da ranairi sityvebiTac ar unda
saqmiani ieriT gadaWra bulvari. sasaxlis eklesi- mivmarToT, man winaswar icis Cveni yoveli zraxva da
asTan nabiji Seanela. moeCvena, TiTqos mis yovel nabijs Canafiqri.
cis maRali gumbaTidan dascqeroda yovlismxilveli mzera aRapyro marTam, cis gumbaTs Sexeda. cidan si-
mzera. undoda pirjvari gadaewera, magram dRisiTmzi- lurje iRvreboda da im silurjeSi miriadi landi krTo-
siT mTeli qalaqis Tvalwin veRar gabeda. da, ama qveynis anarekli anda iqneb imqveynis arsebobis
Cxeriis xidze Tavdaxrili gadavida. ar undoda kak- dasturi... Tayvani sca marTam imas, risi arsebobisa ara
uwyoda, daixara, xelebiT miwas daeyrdno da SubliT
lebTan Seyril usaqmur mamakacebs TvalSi moxvedro-
gril balaxs Seexo... muxlze CoqviT daiZra igi eklesiis
da, Tumca ieWviana, TiTqos im mamakacTa krebuls viRac
nangrevebs irgvliv... xandaxan SeCerdeboda, cas axedav-
gamoeyo da kvalze aedevna.
da, xmadabla gaimeorebda aCemebul sityvebs:
moixeda. mTeli orRobe xididan vidre mTisZiramde
_ RmerTo, momivline Ze nanatri, WeSmaritebis damd-
ukacrieli iyo.
geni, simarTlis maZiebeli da varqva mas saxelad marTali!
kibes gulisfancqaliT Seudga. sulieri vinme arc aq
mere isev gaivlida CoqviT imdenives da kvlav ime-
WaWanebda. saeWvo iyo aq amosvlis TviT survilic. akrZa-
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muxlebi etkina, daebegva... TandaTan Seipyro gaucnobi- _ isedac xom xvdebodi, marTa, sityvebi ra saWiro
erebelma aRfrTovanebam, TiTqos cidan CamoiRvara iyo! Sen sxva irCie da Cemi bednierebac maSin gaTavda!
RvTiuri ram madli... tkivilebi gauqra da sulSi zeimi _ gamiSvi, bikenti! _ kvlav Seexvewa marTa. _ ga-
Caugubda... CoqviT midioda marTa, imeorebda locvis sit- miSvi! daZmebiviT SevezardeT erTmaneTs, kargad ici,
yvebs, Tayvansa scemda lurji cis Tavans da grZnobda, rom visi STamomavalnica varT!
misi es sityvebi usagnod ar ikargeboda, eTeris Soreul _ tataCis da ar yofilxar, Cemi da saidan iqnebi?
sivrceebs swvdeboda da usazRvrod did sikeTes misTvis tataCi rom marCie, im dRes Secdi, marTa!
moepyra sasmeneli Tvisi... _ gamiSvi, bikenti! _ kvlav Seexvewa marTa, magram
_ RmerTo momivline Ze nanatri, WeSmaritebis dam- umal mixvda, kaci iolad ar gauSvebda. uRonod gaibr-
dgeni, simarTlis maZiebeli da varqva mas saxelad mar- Zola da am gabrZolebam bikenti ufro waaxalisa.
Tali! _ marTa, marTa... _ Tvalebi daenisla, pirze wadili
mesamed Semouara marTam eklesiis nangrevebs. erT- aesaxa, qali moizida.
xelac axeda zecas, TayvaniT daemxo pirmiwaze da miug- marTam mkerdze muStebi miabjina, cdilobda mklavebidan
do yuri... misi sulis zeimSi SeiWra ucxo ram bgera, msub- Tavi daeRwia, magram Zala aRar eyo da tirili morTo.
uqi nabijis xma, balaxis gafaCuneba. ucbad moiqufra, misma cremlebma ufro gaaxela bikenti, ukanaskneli
muxlebi astkivda, igrZno sakuTari sxeulis simZime da ridi moexsna, kiserze akoca da iqve, mwvane mdeloze wa-
Tavis aweva gauWirda. roca mzera aadevna, Savi Ceqmebi awvina.
da yavisferi galife dainaxa. _ gamiSvi, gamiSvi bikenti! _ sustad ibrZoda marTa.
eldanacemma wamoiwia, magram kacis Ronieri xelebi oRondac, es brZola mowodebas ufro hgavda. mixvda qali,
mxrebze daeyrdno. bikenti Toloraia TviTonac muxle- sakuTarma xorcma daRupa, sakuTarma wadilma, uneblie
bze daeSva, saxeSi Caxeda, Tvali gauswora. ltolvam gamoacala Zala... an ranairad unda ebrZola mar-
qera Tma Sublze gadmocvenoda bikentis, niavi uwe- Tas?.. aqamde Turme kaci arc unaxavs, aqamde rac iyo,
wavda. lurji Tvalebi im cas miugavda, TavzeviT rom gad- mxolod mibaZva yofila, ucecxlo da uZalo... usazRvro
momxobodaT. lamazi tuCpiri da jansaRi, TeTri kbilebi tkbobisagan TiTqmis gondakarguli, eklesiis mwvane ezo-
hqonda. Si, lorTqo balaxze iwva da rame Rone winaaRmdegobisa
_ vicodi, marTa, rom SenSi ori sulia! aRar SerCenoda.
_ Tavi damanebe, bikenti, ici Sen, vinca var da visi co- mere, roca qariSxalma gadaiara, cecxli gaunelda da
lica var! _ mkvaxed Seepasuxa qali, magram mis xmaSi Cve- gons moego, pirveli, rac moagonda, sikvdilis survili iyo.
_ Tavs moviklav, bikenti! _ CaiCurCula.
uli simtkice aRar ismoda da bikentim es igrZno.
kaci mixvda, es ar iyo TamaSi, SeSfoTda, SeSinda da
_ dro iseTia, marTa, orguloba aravis epatieba,
erTaderTi gamosavali monaxa:
magram Sen erTaderTi qali xar, vinc miyvarda da miy-
_ orivem moviklaT Tavi, Tu ginda!
vars!
marTam xelebi gaasavsava, mZimed wamodga, barbaciT
_ adre sad iyavi, bikenti, _ viTom xumrobaSi ga-
miaSura biliks, adevnebul bikentis ki xeliT aniSna, dam-
daugdo marTam, _ adre unda geTqva es!
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daRmarTze ramdenjerme daucda fexi. asmeerTe sityvebiT. TviTon xom mwardeboda, ufro avi da daundo-
safexuramde Zlivs CaaRwia, Camojda da karga xans itira. beli xdeboda. sityva rom sityvaa, SemTxveviT, gulu-
ufro sircxvilisagan, radgan rcxvenoda sakuTari si- bryvilod dagdebuls aravis apatiebda, rakiRa mteri
sustisa, im usazRvro tkbobisa, rac ganicada... ranairad mravalTavian hidrad warmoedgina, erT Tavs rom warh-
unda misuliyo Sin, ranairad Seexeda TvalebSi tataCi- kveTdi, aTi amovida.
saTvis, dedamTilisaTvis, dedisaTvis... `Tavs moviklav!~ veras gaxdnen mereTeli eqimebi. ucnauri senis Si-
_ am fiqrs CasWideboda, amiTRa imSvidebda sindiss. naarsi veravin amoikiTxa. Tan imasac frTxilobdnen,
Tavi ver moikla marTam, axalgazrda iyo, sicocxle SemTxveviT ar Semogvakvdes es ubedur dReze gaCenili,
uyvarda da imitom ver moikla... mucliT nanatr Svils amas verafers vuSveliT, Cven ki Tavebs dagvayrevinebe-
daatarebda da imitomac ver moikla... sakuTari Tavis ki no. maRalma xelisuflebam gulTan miitana `Zveli bol-
ara, Svils gadasarCenad ganudga simarTles da sicrue Sevikisa~ da `erTguli revolucioneris~ gaWirveba da
irCia. dro iyo iseTi, simarTliT Sors ver waxvidodi, cnobili specialisti gamougzavna. iman Tavi saeWvod aq-
simarTle klavda adamians, sicrue gamxdariyo arsebo- nia da igive miqsturebi da malamoebi gamouwera, rasac
bis forma... aqauri eqimebi axmardnen.
gvian mixvda ZRvibi Toloraia. adreve unda ezruna
21 sakuTar Tavze, ZirSive unda emkurnala wyeuli senisaT-
vis, magram mTeli cxovreba Tokze mosiarulesaviT gan-
ZRvibi Toloraia kvdebao, am cnobam Tavzari dasca vlo, ar Tavdeboda xmlis qneva da CaxaCuxi, bolo wleb-
mereTs. mavani axloblebSi Tu gabedavda Tqmas, xanda- Si ki sameulis sxdomebi, tyupiscaliviT msgavsi saq-
xan avadmyofobso. amaze laparaki gulwrfeli danane- meebis garCeva. mters ynosviT Seicnobda. ubralos ar
biTac saSiSi iyo, vinmes xom SeiZleboda am gulwrfelo- dasjida, oRond mis TvalSi braleulobis nusxa usasru-
baSi faruli sixaruli amoekiTxa. lod didi iyo, sterilurad udanaSaulos ki iSviaTad
TviTonac ar axsovda ZRvibis, sad Seeyara ukurnebe- Sexvedria. ganaCeni mudam mkacri da ukiduresi gamohqonda
li seni. moulodnelad, TiTqos umizezod, mTel tans (sameulidan mxolod mis xmas hqonda fasi!), aRsrule-
dafoTlavda wiTeli laqebiT, moayrida wvril muwuks basac ar ayovnebda. dRisiT msjavrdadebuli, RamiT ukve
da autydeboda gausaZlisi qavili. iTmenda ZRvibi, iT- gahyavdaT, Tavis marTlebis saSualeba aravis rCeboda...
menda, magram bolos da bolos moTminebis Zafi gauwy- mieCvia sikvdils! qaTmis dakvla uWirda, Torem ad-
deboda da iwyebda giJiviT fxanas. rac ufro ifxanda, miT amians kefaze tyvias ise iolad daaxlida, xeli ar au-
ufro mwared eqaveboda, sisxlamde Cadioda da mohyve- kankaldeboda... ra aris adamiani saerTod? _ filoso-
boda iatakze kotrialsa da bRavils... mere odnav dauam- fosobda xandaxan, _ adamiani gvamia, romelsac droebiT
deboda, imedis naperwkali moecemoda, ifiqrebda, ga- aCuqes sicocxle. imis warTmevaze ioli araferia, am
davrCio da yvelaferi Tavidan ewyeboda. dros igi sawyis viTarebas ubrundeba, ese igi kvlav gva-
ver gaego ZRvibis, vin dasaja ase. RmerTi magas ara mad gadaiqceva. amitom sicocxle imas unda gauxangrZ-
swamda da eSmaki, sakuTar bediRbals aginebda saSineli livo, vinc Rirsia. Rirsi ki is aris, vinc kacobriobas

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diad momavals uSenebs. vinc sakacobrio winsvlas fexeb- Tavis Tavs: `mamaCemi wminda kacia, naRdi komunistia,
Si eborkeba, is unda moispos, amiT gza WeSmaritebisa sicocxle revoluciasa da socializms Seswira, maS, ratom
ganiwmindeba... itanjeba ase, sadaa samarTali?..~
kacobrioba yvelaferia, adamiani _ araferi, aseTi diaxac, samarTali arsad iyo!
iyo martivi ariTmetika. idga 1937 wlis sicxiani agvisto. ZRvibi Toloraiam
erTxel, Ramis sibneleSi, samaris piras waCoqebul, CasTvlima. Zilma wuTiT waiRo saSineli qavili, dauama.
SiSvel gvamebs rom Cauara, erTma TeTrwverosanma, al- fanjaraSi neli niavi faCunobda da varskvlaviani ca
baT wuTis win anafora rom gaxades, msxverplisaTvis iyureboda. ucbad orad gairRva zeca, gaixsna Savi karebi
daujerebeli siTamamiT amoxeda da uTxra: da iqidan miriadi varskvlavi daiZra, wvimad wamovida,
_ RvTis risxva rom mogevlineba, maSinRa mixvdebi, Zirs Camoefina... moqrodnen varskvlavebi da zanzalakebr
gzai Seni cru ars! wkrials gamoscemdnen. mixvda ZRvibi, varskvlavebi ki
_ giSvelos, aba, Senma RmerTma! _ upasuxa ZRvibim ara, adamianTa sulebi moqrian... isini ZRvibim gaaTavi-
da kefaze daaxala. sufla gvamebis tyveobidan da axla msubuqad dafarfa-
weRandeli `mamao~ gadavarda Sav xaroSi, sadac sxva teben eTerSi... SeSurda Tavisuflad mofarfate sule-
gvamebi ukve eyara gardigardmo. bisa, romlebic ukan, cis gaxsnil karSi Sefrindnen, ZRvi-
ZRvibis mainc SerCa wyena, radgan Zalauneburad pa- bi ki Seatoves Tavis xrwnad gvams, romlisagan Tavs
tivi unda eca mtris sivaJkacisaTvis. msxverplTa didi verasodes daixsnida. gaaJrJola ZRvibis, gamoeRviZa,
umravlesoba xom SiSisagan kargavda adamianur Tvise- sxeuls miugdo gulisyuri... daiZra aTasi WianWvela, mie-
bebs, iwyebda tirilsa da vaebas, an caxcaxs ver iokebda, sia da dauwyo wiwkna. kbils kbili daaWira qosa ZRvibiam.
an bolomde sjeroda gadarCenisa, cdilobda jalaTis cdilobda ar eyvira. surda aTasi frCxili hqonoda, raTa
guli pirferobiT moelbo... amaT sicocxleSive asdio- nakuwnakuw daeglija es ugvani WurWeli Savi sulisa...
daT gulisamrevi suni sikvdilisa. es suni agiJebda ZRvi- `nuTu arasodes movkvdebi?” _ amaze uaresi xvedri
bis, TiTqos WuWyi da biwi lpobisa masac ecxeboda. Sin ar arsebobda.
dabrunebuli didxans ibanda, oRondac Tavs dabanilad ixmo ZRvibim bikenti, Tavisi vaJiSvili, ubrZana, tata-
mainc ver grZnobda. Ci momgvareo.
`sikvdilis seni Semeyara!~ _ gaifiqra erTxel. umal movarda tataCi Todua. welgamarTuli Semovi-
swored rom sikvdilis seni Seyroda, suls arc ar- da, Tumca ZRvibim SeamCnia, pirisaxe miwisferi gaxdomo-
Tmevda da arc acocxlebda, yoveli wami arsebobisa mis- da, upeebi CaJameboda da TvalebSi sicocxle Caqroboda.
_ dajeqi! _ ubrZana.
Tvis jojoxeTad gadaiqca. amazrzeni iyo is tkivilna-
tataCim skami gamoaCoCa, aseve welgamarTuli dajda.
revi fxana, sigiJemde rom mihyavda. saSveli roca aRar
kargaxania, SiSiani TrTolva aRar uvlida ZarRvebSi. ez-
hqonda, Caiketeboda oTaxSi, iwyebda Cum moTqmatirils,
izReboda es sazareli kaci, sZulda da amas aRarc malav-
TandaTan Tavdaviwyeba eufleboda, xmas umatebda da bo-
da. ZRvibi miuxvda adreve, oRond wyenis arc dro darCa,
los Rrials morTavda. am dros kars miRma bikenti gayuC-
arc Rone. axla es siZulvili gaxda misi gadamrCeni.
deboda, usmenda mamis godebas da meaTasejer ekiTxeboda
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tataCim revolveris budeze daixeda gakvirvebiT. ra _ ar gjera xom? _ iqednurad CaixiTxiTa. _ maSin
Tqma unda, iaraRi Tan hqonda. imasac ar dagimalav, rom nestoric me movkali, ai, im
_ Zalianac kargi! _ kvnesa CaixSo ZRvibim, wamiT kibeze gavagore, geram rom aaSena!.. nestoric ar vargo-
Tvali daxuWa. _ Cemi dReebi daTvlilia, tataCi! _ xma da revoluciis diadi saqmisaTvis da imitom mivaWede
aukankalda, simtkicem uRalata. tyvia!
tataCim xelebi gaasavsava, albaT undoda yalbi Tan- tataCim ucbad revolveris budeze ikra xeli, TiTiT
agrZnoba gamoexata, magram ZRvibim aniSna, saWiro ar Rilaks awvalebda, es oxeri ar ixsneboda.
aris, isedac yvelaferi vicio. ZRvibi ar ganZreula, Cumad xiTxiTebda da misi xe-
_ amas araferi eSveleba, Cemi dReebi daTvlilia! _ lis moZraobas uyurebda.
gaimeora, Tan xmas kaJi SesZina, Tvalebi dauwvrilda, _ tyui, tyui! _ gaTeTrebuli tuCebiT warmoTqva
TiTqos apirebda ayvirebas, lanZRvis koriantels, ro- tataCim, revolveri daaZro, magram xeli ukankalebda da
gorc adre Cveoda, magram xmadabla, TiTqmis CurCuliT TiTi sasxlets verafriT moaxvedra.
ganagrZo, Tan tuCis kuTxeSi avi Rimili gamoesaxa: _ ZRvibi interesiT uTvalTvalebda revolvers, TiT-
saflavSi ar minda saidumlo waviRo! aqamde aravisTvis qos amxnevebda kidec tataCis, oRond amas revolveri
gamimxelia, guls veravis gadavuSlidi... marto Sen ga- xelidan gauvarda da isteriulad Sehkivla:
migitydebi, daskvnebi ki, ranairic gindodes, imnairi ga- _ virTxa, virTxa!
moitane! Setrialda da kari gaijaxuna.
tataCis mouTmenloba daetyo. es Cia kaci Tavisi sim- ZRvibis pirze Rimili Seadna, sicili Cauqra, saxe ga-
ZimiT Cagravda, miwasTan asworebda. verasodes xvdebo- eyina. kvlav afuTfuTda aTasi WianWvela da mis umaqnis
da, ra bades qsovda xolme ZRvibi Toloraia, virTxis Tva- sxeuls dauwyo wiwkna.
lebiT iseT rameebs amCnevda, rasac axalgazrda gamom- atirda ZRvibi, muStebi TavSi waiSina da saSineli sit-
Ziebeli verasodes Caswvdeboda. bneli iyo misi warsuli, yvebiT dauwyo gineba tataCis, geras, nestors, Tavis Tavs,
misi cxovreba, misi suli... vera da ver SeeRwia tataCis am mTel qveyanas, maRla RmerTs da jojoxeTSi eSmaks...
sibneleSi, vera da ver gaego ra imaleboda mis kuTxekun- Semovarda bikenti.
WulSi. axla ki, sikvdilis pirze, qosa ZRvibia TviTon _ ra iyo, babaia, xom ar gawyenina?
apirebda karis gaxsnas. _ momkali, Svilo, gaficeb dedis suls, aiRe revol-
_ Seni simamri, gera kvaracxelia, kai kaci iyo, _ Tqva veri da mesrole!.. momkali, gaficeb dedis suls!..
ZRvibim, _ oRonda, cxonebuli cotaTi Serekili brZan- _ ras ambob, babaia, ase rogor gagamwara tataCim?
deboda. misi xasiaTi mavnebeli gaxda revoluciis saqmis- _ tataCi mTxlea, tyvia ver damaxala!.. Sen xom vaJ-
aTvis da me da mamaSenma, nestorma davRupeT is sacodavi... kaci xar, utexi da uSiSari! Cemi Svela mxolod sikvdils
tataCi gaSra. skamidan ise wamodga, mere verc ixse- SeuZlia, momkali, gaficeb dedis suls!
nebda, saerTod ijda Tu ara. Tavzardacemuli uyurebda _ gagiJdi, babaia?!
am dajRanul maimuns, undoda raRac eTqva da veras
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_ amaze ioli ra aris? Caxmaxs TiTs ver gamokrav?.. `aq ram mogiyvana?~
gabrazdi da gagiioldeba!.. ici, vin mokla dedaSeni?.. ici? `Svilma tyvia damaxala, bikentim, cocxali aRara var!~
bikentim ena gadaylapa, Tvalebi daumrgvalda. _ sixaruliT amcno ZRvibim.
_ vina da me! diax, me movkali, ai, am xelebiT movgude, `is tyvia agcda, bikenti gadaurCa saukuno codvas!
mivasikvdile!.. _ kioda ZRvibi, xmas iglejda, suli dabrundi ukan, cocxlebSi!~
exuTeboda, krunCxvebi uvlida, rac ufro cofdeboda, muxlebze daeca ZRvibi, xelebi vedrebiT aRapyro.
miT ufro umZafrdeboda tkivilnarevi, guliswamRebi `SemiSviT, gera, aRar SemiZlia ukan dabruneba, gav-
qavili. Tavdi kaci!~
gaZleba SeuZlebeli gaxda! `es kari SenTvis daxSulia, ZRvibi Toloraiav, gab-
bikentis sulSi saSineli ram xdeboda _ gaoceba, rundi ukan!~ _ mkacrad Tqva geram.
Tavzardacema, SiSi, zizRi _ yvelaferi erTmaneTSi Sexeda ZRvibim nestors, Cornas, CaTas, nacnobT da
aeria. ar undoda daejerebina babaias sityvebi, magram ucnobT, maTs gamoxedvaSi TanagrZnoba ver amoikiTxa.
umal irwmuna, igi simarTles eubneboda. ukan gabrunda, swrafad molia TeTri gvirabi da Sin
aRmoCnda.
usazRvrod Seuracxyofilma angariSmiucemlad ai-
ZRvibis patara gvami yvavilebis zvinSi Cafluliyo.
taca revolveri, swrafad daumizna da Caxmaxs TiTi ga-
wiTel kubos alisferi droSa efina, oqros varskvlav-
mokra. TiTqos misma mfarvelma angelozma aukra xeli,
iT, namgaliT da uroTi damSvenebuli. kubos irgvliv
viRacam ar ineba mamismkvlelad eqcia, ori nabijidan
da mTel ezogaremoSi gvirgvinebis teva ar iyo. sasule
damiznebuli tyvia ZRvibis acda da fanjris rafas eZgera.
orkestri ukravda `internacionals~. mTeli qalaqi
_ oo! _ mwuxarebiT aRmoxda ZRvibis, ukan gadavar- daZruliyo ZRvibi ToloraiasTan gamosamSvidobeblad.
da da moulodnelad saocari simsubuqe igrZno, moswyda qalaqis Tavni yinCad idgnen sapatio yaraulSi. parti-
sakuTar sxeuls da sivrceSi gaiWra. didxans vardebo- ulebsa da komkavSirlebs SavarSiani wiTeli samklaure-
da usasrulod TeTr gvirabSi, wami saukuned gadaeqca, bi ekeTaT, pionerebs wiTeli yelsaxvevebi. skolebidan
magram saukunec miilia da maRal karebTan aRmoCnda. oqtombrelebic moiyvanes da patarebi SeSinebulni ace-
Seyoymanda ZRvibi, uCveulo ridi daeufla. cebdnen Tvalebs.
daakakuna. movidnen cacana da efroc. cacana mjiRs mkerdze
uzarmazari karebi msubuqad gaiRo. zRurblze mWid- icemda da moTqvamda. efros bage mkacrad moekuma, gvams
rod idgnen qalebi da kacebi. gaucxoebuli mzera esrola, TiTqos ar sjeroda, ZRvibi
daakvirda ZRvibi, icno. rom mokvda. namtiralev bikentis moubodiSa, tataCi cu-
nestor Toduas doinji Semoeyara, gera kvaracxelia dadaa da imitom ver movidao. marTa ar uxsenebia. biken-
amosdgomoda gverdiT... amaT ukan uamrav saxeebSi ZRvi- tim Tavi dauqnia, gulSi ki eWviani Sxami CaeRvara, kar-
bim gaarCia Corna, mTasaviT ayudebuls fermkrTali CaTa gad xvdeboda, ra tkivilic tataCis Seeyara.
ekvroda mxarze... zogi sxvac emcnaura, bevri veRar icno... moulodnelad ezoSi CoCqoli atyda. xalxi orad
yvelani Seubralebeli TvalebiT Semoscqerodnen. gaiyo da cocxal derefanSi meloti, pirmrgvali kaci
gera kvaracxeliam TiTi miuSvira, hkiTxa: gamoCnda. oqros pensne ekeTa. fexdafex dacvis brge

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vaJkacebi mohyvebodnen. kacma aCqarebuli, energiuli nis mowafeo... lavrenti pavles Zes mowafeo... sikvdilam-
nabijebiT gadmokveTa ezo da kubosTan gaCerda. de sul mowafed darCeniliyo ZRvibi Toloraia.
micvalebulma mkvdari TvalebiT amoxeda, pirze _ ariqa, virTxa! _ Sehyvira uceb viRacam.
amazrzeni Rimili gamoesaxa da uTxra: xalxi SeCoCqolda, qalebma SiSianad Sehkivles, ka-
`lavrenti, me jer aqa var, vera da ver movkvdi!~ cebs feri ecvalaT.
lavrenti pavles Zem samZimris depeSa amoiRo, mTlad Soriaxlo saflavis virTxa miaTrevda grZel kuds,
pirveli kacis gamogzavnili upirvelesi qalaqidan. de- cdilobda gaswrebas.
peSaSi mokled ewera, vwuxvar cnobili revolucionerisa _ gamecaleT, damacadeT! _ revolveri iSiSvla
da Zveli bolSevikis udrood daRupvis gamoo... bikentis bikentim, tyvia wertilSi moartya da virTxa gaagora.
TvalTagan cremli dasdinda. ar moeloda aseT dafase- mitingi swrafad Caifarcxa. kubos saxuravi daaWedes
bas. lavrenti pavles Zem mxarze xeli mouTaTuna. da samareSi CauSves, mere miwac miayares da gvirgvinebi
_ didi kaci iyo amxanagi ZRvibi Toloraia! _ nela, zed daazvines.
damarcvliT brZana. _ misi saqme ar daiRupeba! man da- SeWirvebuli ZRvibi zevidan dahyurebda sakuTar
tova Svili, romlis erTgulebaSi partias eWvi ar epare- saflavs. aRar icoda sad waeRo Tavisi ukvdavi suli. Zirs
ba! amxanagi bikenti gaagrZelebs mamis saxelovan saqmeebs! dagdebuli saflavis virTxa rom ixila, bevri ar uyoy-
esa Tqva da Setrialda, kvlav fexaCqarebiT gadakve- mania. Sig swrafad moTavsda. qaviliT datanjulma naty-
Ta ezo. bikenti cotaze aedevna, madlierebis luRluRi viaris tkivili arafrad Caagdo.
Tu SeeZlo. mxrebawuruli SeCerda, mimoixeda, awi ra virTxam fexebi gaasavsava, wvrili, boroti Tvalebi
vqnao. arc sxvebma icodnen rogor moqceuliyvnen. dakusa da axlo bardebSi gaxvanxvalda...
amasobaSi lavrenti pavles Ze da misi Tanmxlebi pirebi
manqanebSi Casxdnen da gaqrnen. damswre sazogadoebam
SvebiT amoisunTqa.
`droa!~ _ gaifiqra ZRvibim, romelic kubos sasTu- 22
malTan, yvavilebSi ijda da sakuTar gvamSi dabruneba
verafriT gadaewyvita. _ ise, mamaCems ki ekuTvnoda Sengan erTi wveTi crem-
_ droa! _ gaisma aqaiq CurCuli. li! _ uborotod, wynarad uTxra bikentim tataCis.
axloblebma daavles kubos xeli da cimcim waasvenes. bikenti ZRvibi Toloraias skamze ijda, ZRvibis kabi-
ZRvibic mihyva da zevidan dahyurebda mileTis xalxs, netSi, tataCi fexze idga. jibes uwvavda oTxad dakecili
mis sapativcemlod kubos rom mihyveboda. gancxadebis furceli, vinaidan axal xelmZRvanelTan
mzem dasavleTisaken gadaiwia, Crdilebi dagrZelda. ubrada var, gTxovT samsaxuridan damiTxovoTo... es gan-
amoTxril samaresTan SequCdnen. mokle, naCqarevi cxadeba, cxadia, sigiJe iyo. Tavisi nebiT aqedan aravin
mitingi Caabulbules... partiis raikomis saxeliTo... ko- midioda. aqedan gza zRapariviT samad iyofoda: erTi pen-
mkavSirelTa saxeliTo... pionerTa saxeliTo... profkav- siisaken miemarTeboda, meore _ cimbirisaken, mesame _
Sirebis saxeliTo... didi leninis mowafeo... didi stali- sikvdilisaken, da am dros sityva `cimbiri~ moicavda

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mTel sabWoeTs, raki zustad aravin icoda, ugzoukvlod _ SeuZlod viyavi im dRes. _ Tavi imarTla. _ Sen
dakargulni romel ufskrulSi cviodnen. xom ici, rogor miyvarda ZRvibi biZia!
bikentim ar icoda, Tu ra edo tataCis jibeSi, igi karg am gulsgareSe naTqvamma sicruem Tavi ufro Seaziz-
gunebaze iyo da ise iqceoda, TiTqos araferi hqonda Ra. arasodes yvarebia ZRvibi Toloraia, miT ufro biken-
gasayofi, araferi hqonda sadavo, piriqiT, ori didi rev- ti... tyvias ar daiSurebda misTvis, oRond TavzeviT Zala
olucioneris STamomavalTa Zmobas bzari arsad aCnda. ar iyo... an bikentis ratom unda yvareboda tataCi, ra-
_ dajeqi, ra ucxosaviT dgaxar! _ gakvirvebiTa Tqva tom unda daendo?.. Zmakacis rols TamaSobs. katasaviT
da tataCim gadaifiqra jibidan gancxadebis amoReba. krutunebs, tataCi Tagvi hgonia. ferebaferebaSi surs
iqneb marTlac gulwrfeli kacia bikenti, axla xom did mowinaaRmdeges suli amohxados... frTxilad unda iyos
Tanamdebobazea, daiviwya Zveli mtroba da megobrobis tataCi, Secdomis ufleba mas ara aqvs, Torem Tavs waa-
xels uwvdis... gebs... iqneb sjobia, Tavi moikatunos, ar gaamJRavnos,
xavss eWideboda tataCi, Tavs ityuebda. ulmobeli rom yvelafers xvdeba... arafris sababi ar unda misces.
xeli ukve aRimarTa mis Tavze. karga xania darwmunda, Tumca rad unda sababi? wuTSi SeuZliaT daumtkicon,
safrTxes ver aicdenda. rom ZRvibi Toloraias satiralSi imitom ar mivida, Cve-
iWerdnen im wels... adrec iWerdnen! rac tataCis Tavi ni saxelovani `enkevede~ aRar moswonso... meti araferi
axsovs, yovelTvis iWerdnen... Tavdapirvelad mxolod sWirdeba `stolipinis vagonis~ bileTs... iqneb daaswros
mtrebso, darwmunebuli iyo. mere da mere Tavgza aebna, mowinaaRmdeges, saswrafod gaiCinos mfarveli, imas
raki mteri usasrulod mravldeboda. daWerebis talRas SesCivlos... magram vinRaa iseTi didi kaci, `ZRvibieviCs~
talRa mohyveboda. yoveli axali moqneva celisa, met zevidan TiTs rom dauqnevs?.. lavrenti pavles Ze?.. amxa-
Tavebs agorebda da TandaTan gaugebari gaxda, vinaa mte- nagi lavrenti?.. amis gagonebaze TrTolvam dauara tat-
ri da vin moyvare... diax, misi rigic damdgariyo! amaSi aCis. lavrentisTan misvla lomis xaxaSi Tavis Seyofasa
darwmunda tataCi Todua, celis piri sadRac mis kiser- hgavs. sanam lavrenti saqarTveloSi iyo, kidev ho... mosk-
Tan elavda ukve. sakmarisia mTibavma nabiji gadmodgas, ovi Sorsaa da iqauri karebi daxSulia...
tataCisac miswvdeba igi, misi Tavic gagordeba Zirs... Sin rom brundeboda, amaze fiqrobda tataCi. ixseneb-
winaTgrZnoba guls uRrRnida, sicocxles umwareb- da erT uCveulo ambavs, Tavad rom gadaxda da amaze krin-
da... iqneb marTlac daaSava rame? iqneb sadRac ar moiq- tis daZvrasac erideboda.
ca sworad?.. bevrjer awondawona, fiqrSi mravalgzis wyaltuboSi isvenebda mTlad didi beladi. meore
gaiara sakuTari cxovrebis gza... RvTisa da adamianTa sarTulis aivanze lavrenti pavles Ze imyofeboda, qve-
winaSe imaze meti danaSauli ra iqneboda, rom ZRvibis mih-
viT, ezoSi axalgazrda Cekisti, am momentisaTvis sa-
yva, Toloraias, mis gankargulebebs asrulebda... pirv-
moqalaqo tansacmelSi gamowyobili. sxva Cekistebic iyv-
elsave SemTxvevaSi ver daicva igive irodion rigvava,
nen SoriSor mimalulni, cxviris gamoyofasac ver bedavd-
verc veravin sxva, romelTa saxelia `mravalni~. araTu
nen, radgan didma beladma dacva ar ineba.
ver daicva, TviTonac iZulebuli gaxda jalaToba ekis-
dilis aT saaTze ezoSi Savi manqana Semovida neli
ra... iZulebuli gaxda?.. gamosavali ar hqonda?.. sikvdi-
TuxTuxiT. axalgazrda Cekisti smenaze dadga.
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manqanis kari gaiRo da respublikis pirvelma kacma _ moicados!
gamoixeda, axalgazrda moixmo da uTxra: isev gagrZelda mosawyeni wuTebi. amxanagma ***ma
_ geTayva, airbine da ioseb besarionis Zes moaxsene, qaRaldebs guli ver daudo, dakeca. ise amoioxra, Tan
rom Tbilisidan Camovida amxanagi ***. guli amoatanao da dasicxul ezogaremos gaxeda.
Cekisti Setrialda, kibeze TavqudmoglejiT avarda sam saaTze axalgazrda Cekisti kvlav avida kibeze.
da aivnidan moyurade lavrentis mieaxla. lavrentim ukmexad Seageba:
_ lavrenti pavles Zev! Tbilisidan Camovida amxana- _ moicados!
gi ***, iTxovs stalinTan miRebas! oTx saaTze Cekists asvla ezareboda, wels Zlivs
_ moicados! _ moWriT daagdo lavrentim. miaTrevda.
Cekisti Setrialda, kibeze daeSva da danabarebi stu- _ moicados!
mars gadasca. amxanagi *** ukmayofilod SeiWmuxna, mag- amxanagma ***ma Tavi gamoyo, aivans axeda. aqedan igi
ram araferi uTqvams, sazurges mieyrdno da Tvali mi- lavrentis ver xedavda. daRla da WoWmani daetyo.
lula. etyoba, mgzavrobas daeRala. kvlav TiTiT moixmo axalgazrda Cekisti da Sewuxebul-
dro zoziniT midioda. Tbiloda. baRSi Citi WaxWaxebda. ma uTxra:
ZlivZlivobiT erTi saaTi gadagorda. _ etyoba amxanag stalins ar surs dRes mimiRos!
amxanagma ***ma Tvali gaaxila. Cekisti kvlav moixmo geTayva, moaxsene, rom viyavi da wavedi!
da uTxra: mZRols Tavi dauqnia da isic gamococxlda, manqana
_ geTayva, erTxelac nu daizareb, adi da Seaxsene aamuSava.
amxanag stalins, rom Tbilisidan Camovedi da miRebas axalgazrda Cekisti kisristexiT avarda aivanze.
viTxov! _ lavrenti pavles Zev, amxanagi *** miemgzavreba!
kvlav adgils moswyda axalgazrda Cekisti, kibeze _ waeTrios! _ moWra lavrentim, aivnidan gadaixa-
sulmouTqmelad airbina. ra, mimaval manqanas Tvali miadevna. pensneze mzis mewa-
_ lavrenti pavles Zev! amxanagi *** miRebas Txoulobs! muli sxivebi airekla.
_ moicados! _ meoredac moWra lavrentim. lavrenti Sebrunda da kari daukakuneblad SeaRo.
axalgazrda Cekisti ezoSi Cavida da danabarebi ga- Cekistma fexi moinacvla, wasvla daapira, magram
dasca. Seyovnda da maSin moesma lavrentis xma:
amxanagma ***ma amoixvneSa, araferi uTqvams, saqa- _ amxanago stalin, amxanagi *** geaxlaT Tbilisidan!
Ralde amoiRo, gaxsna da qaRaldebs CauRrmavda. _ Semovides!
mZRols saWeze xelebi Camoeyrdno, win iyureboda _ wavida kidec!
da TojinasaviT gayuCuliyo. _ ratom? _ gakvirvebiT ikiTxa ioseb besarionis Zem.
kidev erTi saaTi gadagorda. mzem aiwia, daacxuna. _ erTiori wuTiT moiTminemeTqi da iwyina, adga da
amxanagma ***ma Sexeda axalgazrda Cekists. is uTqme- gaemgzavra!
lad miuxvda da kibeze mesamed avarda. _ mere da wavides! _ ukmayofilod Seepasuxa didi
lavrentim ukmayofilod moixeda da mesamedac igive beladi.
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axalgazrda Cekisti kibeze daeSva da ezos Crdils _ ar Tqva magi, marTa! _ mtkiced CurCulebs tataCi.
Seefara. _ ar gaikaro mageTi azri, nuravis etyvi msgavs rames!
amxanagi *** axla arc pirveli kacia da arc sxva ram sawuwuno ra gvaqvs, male albaT xelfassac momimateben!
rangisa. mis adgilas sul male lavrenti gamwesda... am _ mogimatebs magi Sen xelfass! _ boRmiT, mZulva-
patara ambavSi didi Sinaarsi amoikiTxa tataCim. diax, red Tqva marTam.
unda iyo eSmaki, cbieri, cru, Ralatiani, gaxsovdes mxo- gaukvirda tataCis, bikenti amas mainc ram SeaZulao.
lod sakuTari Tavi, ecade, fexi ar dagicdes, Torem aRar wyenia es aRmoCena, mainc calybad gamoeqomaga Tavis
xels aravin gamogiwodebs. mtermegobars:
_ ra iyo, marTa, Secvlili meCvenebi! _ ra dagiSava im kacma? maincdamainc me xom ar gamiS-
marTa icriceba, TeTri feri gadahkravs, pirisaxe vebdnen ufrosad. magis mamas lavrenti icnobda piradad,
sisxlisagan ewriteba. akvanze ixreba, qmars Tvals aridebs. satiralSi Camovida!.. kai TvaliT miyurebs mec da ra me-
_ viRlebi! naRvleba meti!
Cvilma marTalim dro Seibruna, dRisiT sZinavs, Ram- marTa gaisusa, aRar ineba saxifaTo saubris gagrZe-
RamobiT Cxavis, ufrosebs Zils ufrTxobs. marTa das- leba. biWis akvani daarwia, naZaladevad, uxalisod waum-
Rera _ `nanaa!..~
tutunebs, xandaxan waumRerebs: `nanaa!.. nanaiaa!..~ oRond
`ra xdeba? _ uZiloba tanjavda tataCis. _ ra xdeba
raRacnairad uxalisod. karga xania gulidan simRera ar
amosdis. mereTSi?.. saqarTveloSi?.. mTel qveyanaSi?..~
_ ram dagRala, qalo? iqneb mxolod mereTSia es usasrulo rbeva? iqneb mxo-
_ SiSma! lod aq parpaSeben jer ZRvibi Toloraia da mere misi Ze...
_ Sen mainc risi geSinia! _ naZaladevi udardelo- ukve aRaravin darCa iseTi, cotaTi Wkua rom moekiTxeba...
biT eubneba tataCi. _ Sen vin dagiWers? qmari enkeve- nuTu tataCic ver aicdens mZime xvedrs? nuTu mis nakva-
deSniki gyavs, visac moindomebs, TviTon daiWers! levsac daadga maZebari da, aha, sacaa mieweva...
marTa arafers ambobs. tataCic yuCdeba. usagno, samsaxurSi midis tataCi. bikenti RimiliT xvdeba.
Rrmad Camaluli SiSi guls Cahfrenia, Tavs ar anebebs. Tvalebs mowkuravs da Cumad krutunebs... TiTqos efere-
icodes mainc, saidan elis dartyma! anda imdeni Rone ba, elaciceba... mis brWyalebs qedze grZnobs tataCi.
hqondes, SiSis maxinj xats Tvali gausworos... TumcaRa ver bedavs xmis amoRebas, ver bedavs winaaRmdegobas...
am urCxuls xati ara aqvs, ver Sexedav, xels ver Seaxeb, arca aqvs amisi safuZveli, radgan ver igebs, saidan
igi arsebobis nawilia, cxovrebis stilia... artyamen alyas, ver xvdeba, ra danaSauls uZebnian... iqneb
`eh, sxva dros mainc davbadebuliyavi!~ _ fiqrobs yovelive es tyuili eWvebia, aravin iwuxebs Tavs tata-
tataCi. Cize fiqriT! aravis azrad ar mosvlia misi devna!.. Seu-
_ eh, sxva dros mainc gavCeniliyaviT! _ oxravs marTa. Zlia mSvidad imuSaos... imdeni damsaxureba ki aqvs, rom
es ukve saSiSia, amisi gafiqrebac ar SeiZleba. qveyana- apation!.. rao?.. apationo?.. ra aqvs sapatiebeli, ra da-
ze socializmi imarjvebs, sxva dro ranairad iqneba uSavebia saxelmwifosaTvis?..
amaze ukeTesi, amaze bednieri. aseTi ram mxolod `mtrul evropaSi ukve omia. gazeTebidan gamdnari tyvia moe-
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marTali ori wlisaa, dabajbajebs... akvans mainc ar fexi liandags rom wamohkra, maSin iazra, rom rkinig-
tovebs, Zilis dros iTxovs, Tavidan bolomde avsebs, zaze gaeRwia. mihyva uswormasworod dawyobil Spalebs.
`baba, baba...~ _ RuRunebs, kiWebi uCans. usaxelo baqanze susti naTurebi bJutavda. satvirTo
tataCi nervulad Sexedavs marTas, darwmunebiT matarebeli idga, Semxvedris molodinSi orTqlmavali
etyvis: fSvinavda. miepara, vagonebis gaswvriv landad iara, ki-
_ amaRam movlen, marTa! bes waawyda da Ria baqnis iatakze gawva, gayuCda. Camoig-
riala Semxvedrma. daustvines da daiZra, araxunda vago-
nebis rigi, relsebze akakunda rkinis borblebi da mata-
23 rebeli ritmuli dagadugiTa da taatiT wavida.
usasoobas Seepyro tataCi. ar icoda, saiT mihyavda be-
msubuqad daakakunes. berim Tavi aswia, kars miaCerda. disweras, ar icoda, ra moemoqmeda. meobas versad gaam-
SiSisagan guli auCqarda, sisxli kefaze moawva, safeTq- JRavnebda. usabuTo kaci xom adamianTa siidan amogdebu-
lebze feTqavs da smenas uxSobs... albaT moeCvena! lia, puris natexs aravin gamogiwvdis, wyals ar mogawodebs.
fanjaraSi wkvarami Rame iyureba, varskvlavebi gamq- pirvelive Semxvedri, sikeTis qmnas mowadinebuli, umal
rala... Rames Tvalebi aqvs, karsa da kedlebs _ yurebi mTavrobas Cagabarebs, raki `mTavroba samarTliania~, `avsa
da Tavis binaSi ganmartoebuli beri zaqaraia versad da kargs gaarCevs~, `udanaSaulos ar dasjis~...
daimaleba... daRlilobam uwia. vagonis rwevaSi CaeZina. eSmaki dae-
am ukidegano qveyanaSi versad veravin daimaleba. su- sizmra, mTeli tani banjgvliT hqonda dafaruli. Txis
liersa da usulos Tvali da yuri asxia. gafaCunebac ar fexebze idga, xuWuWa TmebSi ori patara rqa mouCanda.
gamoepareba imas, vinac valdebulia yvelaferi icodes. grZeli kudi mklavze gadaegdo. im kudis wveriT tata-
maS rogorRa gaqra tataCi Todua, rogor aorTqlda im Cis cxvirSi uRitinebda da aRtacebiT qirqilebda.
bnel RameSi... aTi weli mkvdrebSi egulebodaT. mere eldanacems gamoeRviZa. laparaki Semoesma. matare-
Citma ambavi moitana, beris yurSi CauwveTa, oRond sxvebs beli gaCerebuliyo. moismoda ucnauri xmauri, dagadu-
nu gaumxel da cocxalia is kacio... sibneles Seerwyo, gi, gadaZaxili, stvena, raxuni, fSvinva... orTqlsa da kvam-
ukunSi iara da aqamde ise moaRwia, mzis sinaTle aRar uxi- lSi Zlivs aRwevda mewamuli proJeqtoris naTeba. Sori-
lavso... sxva dasamali adgili arsad eguleboda da jo- axlo kacebi yayanebdnen araqarTulad. mzakvari erTi
joxeTSi Tavisi fexiT Casulao... gamoeyo im kacebs, kibesTan movida da TiTiT moixmo:
ijda beri, misCereboda bnel fanjaras da warmosaxva-
`Zirs Camodi!~
Si acocxlebda jojoxeTSi gadamaluli kacis xats.
gaqcevas azri ar hqonda. tataCim weli Zlivs azida,
ukunSi didxans garboda tataCi Todua, cdilobda
Zirs Camovida.
Cqara gaSoreboda mSobliur keras da qalaqs, guSin mSob-
mzakvars bindSi ori Tvali fosforebr ukiafebda.
liurs, dRes borot dedinacvlad gadaqceuls. gaqceviT
`sabuTi!~
Tu gadairCenda sicocxles, erTaderT faseulobas, rac
tataCim xeli jibeSi Caiyo, cxadia, sabuTebi ara hqonda.
adamians kidev SerCenia, roca mas Tavisuflebas arTme-
`vina xar?~
ven, Tundac am moCvenebiT Tavisuflebas...

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`kuzma mqvia! _ saxeldaxelod icrua. _ colma Sini- ankalni da niangni fuTfuTebdnen, elodnen msxverplT,
dan gamomagdo, loTi da mawanwala xaro!~ visac Zala ar eyofoda ganevlo jojoxeTis es xidic.
`amas davadgenT!~ _ mkacrad Tqva mzakvarma da danarCe- Zrwoda tataCi. joxiT gvema gadaviwyeboda SiSiT
nebs miubrunda. _ waiyvaneT!~ atacebuls. xaSmisagan guli misdioda, Tavbru exveoda,
SuaSi Caiyenes da talaxian gzas daadgnen. kacebs grZel- magram mcire sisustec kmaroda, raTa bilikidan gada-
kalTebiani labadebi ecvaT, tyavis kozirokiani qudebi vardniliyo da saSineli sikvdili mieRo. xedavda kidec
exuraT. qudebze wiTeli varskvlavebi brWyvialebda. sisustis msxverplT, TeTri ConCxebi qaTqaTebda bnel-
`albaT am qudqveS pawia rqebi imaleba, _ fiqrobda Si, mavanTa landebi win miikvlevdnen gzas. kvalze sxva
tataCi, _ labadis qveS ki grZeli kudebi...~ misebr tanjulnic moiwevdnen da uamravi fexisagan irwe-
bindian nislSi Savad gaWimuliyo ekliani mavTul- oda Waobze gadebuli futuro Zeluri.
xlarTebi, aqaiq saTvalTvalo koSkebi gamocurdeboda, `gadavrCi!~ _ gaifiqra tataCim da mtkice yinulovan
romlebzec sisxlisferi elvarebiT gamoanaTebda pro- napirze Sedga fexi. win TeTrad qaTqaTebda Tovliani
Jeqtorebi. tramali. qaraSotma daubera, civi xvevniT Semoesalta,
gaiRo ekliani WiSkari da mzakvrebma tataCi ezoSi aZagZagda. win, win, rogorme unda ganevlo tanjvis es
Seagdes. bilikic, rogorme unda mieRwia im horizontamde, sadac
`esec axali!~ _ gaisma CaxleCili xma. cimcimebda gadarCenis elvare cecxli.
mzakvarma mwared ubiZga tataCis da uxeSad ubrZana: ramdeni Rone aqvs Turme adamians! ramdeni gaZleba
`win iare! arsad gadauxvio! daumorCilebloba sikv- SeuZlia! mirboda tataCi vrcel tramalze, qaraSotis civ
dils niSnavs!~ Sxuils Tan mohqonda mzakvarTa da mgelTa SemaZrwunebeli
tataCi win wavida. orsave mxriv Camwkrivebuliyvnen ymuili... albaT male wamoewevian nadirni kvalze, tanj-
mzakvrebi, xelSi grZeli joxebi eWiraT. pirvelma zur- visagan gasacodavebul mis gvams kbilebiT daglejen da es
gze rom dahkra, tataCim simwriT Sehyvira da Zirs dae- iqneba yovelives dasasruli... mirboda da gzad awydeboda
ca. umal micvivdnen sxvebic da joxebi daayares. mixvda dacemulT, imaT, vinc ver SeZlo, ver gadalaxa... aqaiq
tataCi, yvirilis dro ar iyo, unda gaeswro. Zala moikri- eyarnen ConCxadqceulni, yoranTa da mgelTa nasufralni,
ba, wamoiwia da mTvraliviT barbaciT gaswia, Tan xelebs an isini, vinc xeli aiRo sicocxlisaTvis brZolaze da
Tavze ifarebda, cdilobda dartyma aecilebina. daosta- yinuleTSi datova Tavisi umaqnisi gvami...
tebuli mzakvrebi zustad arCevdnen yvelaze mtkivan drois angariSi daekarga. TviTonac ver gaego, ramden
adgilebs da daundoblad urtyamdnen.
xans grZeldeboda es mtanjveli srbola momavlis naTel
ase ganvlo grZeli manZili. ramdenjerme fexi wamoh-
horizontamde?.. Soridan moCanda mewamuli cecxlis el-
kra imaT, vinc ver gauZlo da droze adre daeca, visac
vareba da tataCi miiswrafoda misken, raki iq misvla niS-
Rone ar eyo da leSad iqca.
navda gadarCenas, axali arsebobis dasawyiss; valdebulic
bundovanebaSi dainaxa Zeluri biliki, vrcel Waobs
iyo gaeZlo mtanjveli gzisaTvis, mieRwia da maSin eziare-
rom kveTda. sxva gza arsaidan Canda da imas miaSura. fex-
boda bednierebas, raic aqamde usxlteboda...
qveS izniqeboda dampali Zeluri, tydeboda. irgvliv
bnelSi laplapebda uZiro oTonTo, romelSic gvelRri-

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ager gamoCnda yinulovani tramalis kide. biliki dab- ibi imisa, rom is ar aris trockisti, buxarineli, rikove-
la eSveboda da im mxridan moisma wylis uwyveti xmauri. li da a.S. mokled, rom is ar aris `xalxis mteri~...
farTo mdinare mogugunebda, mRvrie talRebi mohqonda, bedniereba wamieria, tanjva saukuno... drois sazomi
yinulis natexebsa da ToSs moativtivebda. albaT verc dakarguli iyo tataCisaTvis, misi tanjvis wamebi wlebs
gauZlebda amden gansacdels, aqve Cajdeboda da sikv- udrida, magram erT dRes raRac Seicvala... am jojoxeTs
dils daelodeboda, magram sul axlos moisma mglis xro- sxva jojoxeTis armia Semoesia da samyaro gadaiqca arma-
vis Semzaravi ymuili da tataCim gadawyvita bedi wyalSi gedonad... sayovelTao sisxlisRvra da sikvdili gamefda...
eZia. Fferdobi Cairbina da ToSian wyalSi gadaeSva, mxa- movida tataCisTan wiTelvarskvlaviani mzakvari,
ruli gausva. kupridan amoiyvana da wyalobad Tofi uboZa.
ukanasknel Ronemde ebrZoda tataCi mRvrie mdinares. `Sens Tavisuflebas, amxanago kuzma, svastikiani mza-
dinebam waativtiva, fskerisaken CaiTria, magram wyalSi kvari emuqreba. Tu monoba ar gvinda, mteri unda davama-
sikvdili ar ewera da talRam rom meore napirze miagdo, rcxoT!~
iq mzakvarma vinmem xeli gamouwoda. tataCis monoba ar undoda. aiRo Tofi da brZolaSi
`moaRwie, kuzmav?!~ _ dacinviT Seexmiana. gadaeSva, raTa Cveuli mzakvari daecva ucxo mzakvrisa-
pasuxi ver moaswro tataCim. saidanRac gamocvivdnen gan. oTxi weli ibrZola TavganwirviT, sxvisi sisxli bev-
grZellabadiani mzakvrebi, staces xeli da cimcim waar- ri Rvara, sakuTaric araerTgzis. yvela kuzmad icnobda
benines... da umaRlesi mzakvris madloba da medlebic kuzmam mii-
yovel nabijze enTo cecxli, gurgurebda koconi. Ro... tataCis meoba aujanyda am usamarTlobas, amdeni
uzarmazari Savi qvabebi idga samfexebze. Sig buybuyebda Tavganwirvis wil xom hqonda ufleba Sewyalebisa... mag-
aduRebuli kupri. mzakvrebi mimorbodnen mxiarulad, ram mzakvarTa saxelmwifoSi Sewyaleba danaSauls udri-
SeSa dahqondaT, bejiTad ukeTebdnen cecxls, raTa ar da da tataCi Toduas gza Cxeriis mziani sanaxebisaken
ganelebuliyo, daxtodnen da yiraze gadadiodnen. kidev didxans gagrZelda...
erTgan mzakvarTa sasule orkestri idga da mondome- beri zaqaraias gaaJrJola. am ucnaurma zmanebebma Zi-
biT `internacionals~ agrialebda. li sabolood daufrTxo, SiSi gaumZafra. kedlebis ime-
`ai, es qvabi Tavisufalia!~ _ brZana erTma mzakvarma dic ar darCa. moeCvena, rom bneli fanjridan uTval-
da tataCis Sig gadauZaxes. Tvalebdnen, moeCvena, rom kars miRma moyurade dgas,
erTianad daiTuTqa tataCi. Tavi amoyo mduRare kup- yuri karisaTvis miudvia da beris mfrTxal, magram meam-
ridan da araadamianurad ikivla _ `aaa!..~ oRond misi boxur fiqrebs usmens...
kivili yurad aravin iRo, igi CaixSo cecxlis gugunsa da quCaSi TiTqos viRacam gaiara... vis unda gaevlo ne-
sasule orkestris grialSi... tav ase gvian?
iq, im kupris qvabSi darCa tataCi Todua, droebiT fexze wamodga, fanjaras gaSorda. nervebi aewewa al-
kuzmad wodebuli. mravali dRe da Rame, kvira da Tve baT, jobda, droze dawoliliyo, CasZineboda... mezob-
ixarSeboda, sikvdiliT ki mainc ar kvdeboda. misi arse- lebs gadavukakunebo, isic ifiqra, magram sakuTari sim-
boba gadaqceuliyo erT uwyvet tanjvad, risi Rirsic xdalisa Sercxva...
namdviladaa usabuTo adamiani, romelsac ar gaaCnia al-
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derefnis bolos raRacam gaiCxakuna... saxli gasusu- SabaTobiT midian xolme marTasTan, sasaflaoze.
la, arsaidan Cqami ar modis... kvlav momeCvenao, gaifiqra fexiT mihyvebian Saras, nela, auCqareblad. marTalis
da am dros fexis xma moesma... fexsacmlis lanCebi frTxi- Caiyeneben SuaSi da mxrebze eyrdnobian. efro iolad, msu-
ad exeba iataks... modian... ramdeni kacia, ori, sami, xu- buqad mifarfatebs, cacana ki ise adgams nabijs, TiTqos
Ti?.. romel karTan gaCerdebian? derefani grZelia da adgils sinjavso. mTeli gza amindze da marTaze putuneben.
karebi or rigadaa Camwkrivebuli... vis wasayvanad movid- Tu kargi amindia, ra kargi amindia, marTas suli gaTbebao,
nen? amaRam xels vis daadeben?.. fexis xma ufro da ufro Tu avi _ marTasTvis sul erTia, is mainc verafers igrZ-
axlovdeba... ai, gamoscdnen bolo karsac... yvelaferi nobso... ra kargi iyo marTa da ra kargi iyo tataCio...
naTelia, beris moakiTxes! oRondac, tataCic gaqra da marTac...
beri zaqaraia welSi gaimarTa, SiSiani TrTolva Caix- zRapariviT daamaxsovrda marTalis...
So da sivaJkaces mouxmo... ase sjobia!.. rac mosaxdenia, bikentis xma Caesma, Toloraiasi:
dae, droulad moxdes, bevrad ufro mZime asatania usas- _ Civils apireb, marTa?
rulo lodini... rodis uTxra marTas bikentim es sityvebi? an viTomc
karze daakakunes. bikentis xma iyo?.. kacis xati wariSala mexsierebaSi, dar-
berim urduli gadaswia, kars xeli hkra da mtkiced Tqva: Ca mxolod muqaris xma:
_ aqa var! _ Civils apireb, marTa?
zRurbls miRma grZellabadiani sami mzakvari idga... iqneb es xmac sizmari iyo, radgan am sityvebs gamoR-
viZeba mohyva.
diax, eZina patara marTalis. sizmrebis feradi elva-
reba ukvalod daifanta... Ramea, bnela... saxlSi siwynarea.
24 oTaxSi dediko dadis. sibneleSi biWi Sav lands xedavs.
xvdeba, rom dedaa, radgan lands Tan siTbo da dedobrivi
_ xval stalinis suraTi unda vataroT! _ Tqva mar- surneli daaqvs.
Talim da lukma miayola. _ nu geSinia, me var, _ CurCulebs marTa, _ gaiRviZe,
Cqarobs. dedabrebi sasaflaoze wasasvlelad gaem- unda wagiyvano!
zadnen da mas elodebian. marTali sawolze dgeba. Zilidan gamosvla uWirs,
_ nu xtunaob, lukma ar gadagcdes! _ cacanas piri- muxlebi ekeceba. mklavebs kiserze Semoxvevs marTas, cxvi-
saxe TeTrad uqaTqaTebs. riT yurisZirSi miebjineba da kvlav Zilisaken gautevs.
_ yveli gamoizoge, _ efros patara, kuSti saxe _ gaiRviZe, unda Cagacva! _ xmadabla eubneba marTa.
uTbeba, _ xom ici, did Roms cota yveli unda miatano! _ sad mivdivarT? _ enas Zlivs abrunebs biWi.
yveli Zvirad fasobs. isedac cotas Wamen. gansakuT- _ nu geSinia, wavalT da male davbrundebiT.
rebiT efro cicqnis finCxebs da dailia kidec. arc sim- _ ho, wavalT! _ uazrod imeorebs marTali, dedis
india iafi. duqanSi puri bevri ar moaqvT da iseTi zeda- xelebs emorCileba.
xora dgeba, axlos ver gaekarebi. Casacmeli bevri araferia, Sarvali, bluza da tilos
_ gavaTave, wavideT! fexsacmelebi.

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Rame icriceba. nacrisfer caze varskvlavebi qreba. quCis kuTxidan marTlac cxviri gamoyo mwvane `vi-
mereTs sZinavs, aqaiq Tu gaielvebs oboli naTura. lisma~, SuSis Cabnelebuli Tvalebi moapyro dedaSvils.
yivis mamali. gadmoixeda bikenti Toloraiam, SeaTvaliera, Sempa-
ezos kuTxeSi bneli ram igvergveba. ravi, muqaranarevi xmiT hkiTxa:
marTam Svili aiyvana, Caxutebuli mihyavs. _ saCivlelad midixar, marTa?
mamali yivis... trifoliats ZaRli moawyda... biWma qalma araferi upasuxa, bavSvi ufro magrad Caixuta.
Tvali Wyita, gaTenebula... _ iqamde aravin migiSvebs, tyuilad! _ kacis xmaSi
_ geSinia? TanagrZnoba gakrTa.
_ ara! marTam kvlav araferi upasuxa.
_ maSin fexiT iare! manqana daiZra da Tavis gzas daadga.
biWs ukve ar eSinia, Tumca cotaTi ki... gaTenebula, mogvianebiT marTali cdilobda gaexsenebina, marT-
magram orRobe jerac dums, odasaxlebic da ezokarebic... la Sedga es mokle Sexvedra, Tu im wuTs dedis kiserze
WaWaneba arsadaa... mereTi TiTqos dacarielebula, cxvirCarguls eZina da yovelive sizmarSi Caesma.
mereTelebi sadRac gadaxvewilan... marTa da marTali mi- marTa idga da imisi Rone ar hqonda, biWi Zirs daesva.
iCqarian, oRond gaugebaria saiTken... marTali TviTon dausxlta, Camosrialda da kalTaze
manqanis msubuqi TuxTuxi ismis... moridebiT, xmadab- mohqaCa:
la TuxTuxebs, TiTqos eSinia, mimkvdarunebuli qalaqi _ dediko!
ar gavaRviZoo... _ ho, nu geSinia! _ CasCurCula marTam, xeli Caavlo
marTam moixeda. talaxaZis quCa carielia. dedis am da gza ganagrZes.
SiSneulma moZraobam marTalis gulSic SiSi Catova. sasaflaoze gaiares. Rarib saflavebs orTqli asdio-
qalaqis mdumarebas manqanis TuxTuxi arRvevs da is da. mdumareba sufevda da biWis guls isev wiwknida SiSi.
manqana sadRac mezobel quCebSi moipareba, iqneb mTlad rkinigzis liandagi abrWyvialda.
dedaSvilis kvalze dgas. Cais mindori gadakveTes. Camuqebuli rigebis bolos
quCidan gadauxvies. marTam fexs auCqara, angariS- ekalbardebi kedlad idga da bilikis Tavze, TiTqos mi-
miucemlad, uneblieT. biWi veRar aswrebs, daiRala, wu- widano, kaci amoizarda. Cekistis tanisamosi ecva, xeli
wuns ki ver bedavs. revolveris budeze edo.
janRi TandaTan gaqra, naTeli gaTanabrda. Soreul _ ar SeiZleba, moqalaqev, ukan gabrundiT! _ iseTi
qedebze mzis sxivebi abrWyvialda, magram mzes barisaken kiloTi Tqva, SekamaTeba gamoiricxa.
jer ver gadmoexeda. Sebrundnen, Cais mindori kvlav gadaWres da sxva bi-
manqanis xma ukve ar ismoda. iqneb araviTari manqana liks daadgnen, liandags rom gverdigverd mihyveboda.
ar arsebobda, an iqneb quCis kuTxeSi miCumda, daeloda. winas tyupiscali, an iqneb mTlad igive Cekisti dax-
biWis warmosaxvaSi daixata uCveulo manqana, SuSis vdaT gzaze, aaTvaliera, mkacrad, Seuvalad Tqva:
ori Tvali rom mouSterebia da mzeriT burRavs... _ ar SeiZleba! ukan gabrundiT!
marTa mowyvetiT gaCerda, Svili kvlav aitaca da Ca- isev gabrundnen marTa da marTali, liandagi gadakve-
ixuta. biWma igrZno dedis gulis Zalumi feTqva. Tes da flateze amaval biliks ahyvnen.

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aqedan kargad Canda rkinigzis sadguris yviTeli Senoba, romelSic sixarulze metad SiSi da sasowarkveTa mo-
patarpatara budruganebi... ucnauri matarebeli gawolil- ismoda, SesZaxa:
iyo, mwvane feris Zexvsa hgavda, muxluxa Wias... ismoda _ dideba did belads!
orTqlmavlis qSena da haerSi orTqlis bolqvebi ekida. kacma bolTa Sewyvita, moixeda. aqedan Zneli iyo misi
sadgurzec da mis irgvliv, TiTqos dawydneno, su- saxis garCeva. Cibuxiani xeli aiqnia, iqneb misalmebis niS-
lieri aravin WaWanebda. nad, an iqneb sibrazisa, raki myudroeba daurRvies.
Soridan mouares. biWi daiRala. slukunsac ver be- Sebrunda da vagonisaken gaemarTa.
davda. ar icoda, sad midioda, risTvis, saerTod ra xde- marTa adgils mowyda, aseve xelebgawvdili gaiqca.
boda mis Tavs. matarebelma Sehkivla mrisxaned, SiSismomgvrelad. aqam-
sadguris misadgomTan kvlav Cekisti aisveta. biWs de Cumad mimaluli Cekistebi gamocvivdnen, gzas uWrid-
egona, esec igiveao, magram albaT sxva iqneboda. nen marTas. qali ki amaT ver xedavda, xelebgawvdili mir-
_ ar SeiZleba, gabrundiT ukan! boda kacisaken, romelic mewamuli sxivebis SaravandedSi
SekamaTebas azri ar hqonda. meramdenejer gabrundnen, ukve kibeze adioda da Tavisi usazRvrod ganfenili
wres Semouares. am mxares mwiri buCqnarisa da gvimris meti Crdili TiTqos vagonSi Sehyavda, Tumca naCrdilevis
araferi xarobda. amjerad aravin SexvedriaT. wamiT mou- ucnauri susxi mainc rCeboda.
dunda viRacas sifxizle, CasTvlima, kari Ria darCa da im orTqlmavlebma TavSi da boloSi borblebi adgilze
karSi marTa da marTali Sevidnen. ase biWi fiqrobda, Torem daatriales, gamafrTxileblad Sehkivles da neli da-
araviTari kari aq ar iyo... iyo rkinigzis usaxelo sadguri, gadugiT adgilidan daiZrnen.
mxolod kilometris firniSiT aRniSnuli. iyo qvafenil- biWs yvelaferi aeria. vagonebis msubuqi taati, xeleb-
iani baqani, pirvel liandagze idga metad ucnauri samgza- gawvdili marTa, kacebi, romlebic agerager moimwyv-
vro matarebeli... TavSi da boloSi orori Ria satvirTo dnen... marTam moixeda, mdevari dainaxa... ra ifiqra maSin?
vagoni miebaT, Savad gaprialebuli, sufTa orTqlmavle- ra gadawyvita? ra moxda im wuTas mis gonebaSi?.. iqneb rea-
bi, SuaSi ki muqimwvane vagonebi... luris zRvars gadascda, daaviwyda erTaderTi Svili,
cariel baqanze martokaci bolTasa scemda. dinjad, adgilidan mosxleta da gafrena moindoma... an iqneb mixv-
auCqareblad mimodioda. cali xeli frenCis RilkiloSi da saSiSroebas, gons moego da gaqcevas Seecada...
Seeyo, meoreSi Cibuxi eWira. Setrialda, ganze gaxta da ukve aCqarebiT mimaval va-
am dros amoiwvera mze, mTis Tavze Semojda da sivrce gons Seenarcxa.
moulodnelad mewamuli gaxda. mewamul sxivebSi gaexvia TiTqos gaiyina marTalis goneba. verafriT moiazra,
rac moxda... mewamuli sxivebi oqrosfriT Seicvala, mze
baqanze moseirne kacic. Crdili daugrZelda, Zirs gaw-
abarCxalda caze.
va, baqans gadascda, dedaSvils gadmoefina da sadRac
matarebeli wavida, gaqra.
maTs zurgs ukan ganivrco.
aqamde cariel baqanze axla uamravi kaci mimorboda.
TiTqos civi sunTqva igrZno biWma.
viRaca Tavze wamoadga, aRelvebiT ikiTxa:
marTas ki bage aukankalda, Svils xeli uSva, win gaiS-
_ visia es bavSvi?
vira da mRelvarebisagan CaxleCili, arabunebrivi xmiT,
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_ gaarkvieT! va!~ uceb gaqra. biWi idga, ar icoda, romel gzas dasdgo-
saidanRac moirbina bikenti Toloraiam. saxeze feri moda, romeli iyo marTas gza...
ar edo. dastaca xeli marTalis, wamiT Caixuta. gaiqca, musikam gamoaRviZa. sasule orkestri ukravda. cen-
Tavis mwvane `vilisSi~ Casva da mZRols ubrZana: trSi, bulvarze reproduqtorebidan sazeimo marSebi
_ bebiebs Caabare! quxda. marTali Cumad iwva, gons modioda. bulvari Sor-
`vilisSi~ Camwyvdeulma marTalim uceb zmuili mor- saa, xma ki ise aRwevs, TiTqos yurisZirSiao. mereTSi mdu-
To _ `dediko minda!~ mZRolma ki araferi auxsna, manqa- marebaa da eTeri mxolod radios Seuvsia. musika mou-
na mereTisaken gaaqana. lodneli xrialiT mTavrdeba da uceb patara bavSvi enis
`ra uWkuo viyavi, _ sevdiT gaifiqra marTalim, _ moCleqiT leqss kiTxulobs:
verafers mivxvdi!~
verc axla xvdeboda yovelives. mxrebze ori bebiis `roca mtkvris pirad Suqi dgas dilis, _
xelebsa grZnobda _ erTs rbils, fafuks, meores _ dilis mzesaviT guli wrfelia, _
Cxinkas, da dResaswaulis wina dRes, SabaTs, eqvs noem- Cven kvlav simReriT vaRviZebT Tbiliss,
bers midioda sasaflaosaken, raTa marTas ar moewyina. da Cvens simReras hqvia beria!..~
cacana da efro erTmaneTSi putunebdnen, isev tata-
Cis da marTas ixsenebdnen. leqss isev musika mosdevs... `da Cvens simReras hqvia
kuboSi CaWedili moasvenes marTa. movida bikenti, beria!~ _ eWviT gaimeora gunebaSi marTalim... mTeli Tve
xmamaRla tirili aukrZala dedabrebs, moTqma aukrZa- werda cacana ustars. lavrentis piradad vicnob da
la, sasaxlis gaxsnac... batonebis wayvaniliviT dakrZa- gavugzavni, gamigos, Cveni tataCi sad daikargao. efrom
les marTa. urCia, gaCerdi, Sars nu gadaekidebio... ar gaCerda caca-
lamazad movlil borcvakTan Camosxdebian dedab- na, ustari samkuTxad dakeca da misamarTic daawera... iq,
rebi, Taflis sanTlebs aanTeben. sataxto qalaqSi, albaT, uzarmazari safosto yuTi dgas,
_ iqneb Sig marTa arc iyo, ha? msoflios yvela kuTxidan mosuli saCivris werilebi Sig
_ iqneb tataCic dagvibrundes, vin icis! iyreba da qreba... gaqra cacanas werilic.
musikas kvlav sityvebi cvlis. azris gamotana Wirs,
sityvebs xriali axrCobs, mere mamakaci garkveviT, mWa-
25 xed gaarRvevs sivrces _ `did beladsa da maswavlebels
Zvirfas ioseb besarionis Ze stalins!~ `udidesi sixaru-
ZilSi deda daesizmra. viTom kvlav patara iyo, gzaze liT mogaxsenebT, rom...~ `mogaxsenebT Tqven, amxanago
erTad midiodnen da marTali wamdauwum ekiTxeboda: `ra stalin, rom...~ `sixaruliT mogaxsenebT, rom...~ biWi xvde-
ginda, deda, im kacTan? ra unda SesCivlo?~ marTa dum- ba, rom es gazeTebis mimoxilvaa.
da, win iyureboda, pirisaxe qaRaldiviT TeTri da usisx- kars miRma Cqari CurCuli ismis, dedabrebi kinklaoben.
lo hqonda. gzajvaredinTan SeCerda, Sexeda marTalis marTali dgeba, fexSiSvela mityapunebs karisaken. efros
da uTxra: `is kaci mkurnalia! imitom daibada, yvela xelSi mokle, lurji Sarvali da TeTri perangi uWiravs,
Cvens tkivils umkurnalos! me axla ukve araferi mtki- CumCuma, RamRamobiT rom Seukeravs; cacanas _ axladd-

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auToebuli wiTeli yelsaxvevi, Tavisi kapikiani pensiidan biWi gaxarebuli SekuntruSdeba da kibeze bragab-
gamozogili fuliT rom uyida Turme SviliSvils. rugiT Carbis.
marTalim putkuna loyaze akoca cacana bebias, dam- dRe naTelia. Semodgomis mzes mcxunvareba aklia. ca
Wknar loyaze _ efro bebias. lurjia. aqaiq Rrublis TeTri qula hkidia. xeTa foT-
sauzmeze, Cais rom tkbil biskvits ayolebda, moxuce- lebi yviTlad da vardisfrad Seferila, Zirs efineba.
bi win usxdnen, danamuli TvalebiT Semoscicinebdnen. mirbis marTali, sadResaswaulod mieCqareba.
_ dRes stalinis diidi suraTi unda waviRoT, _ Tqva _ duruu!
marTalim, _ me, durum da ariqam! _ aqa vaar!
_ Tqvenze Ronivrebi ver naxes? _ ukmayofilod axla orni mirbian.
abuzRunda efro, _ weli mogwydebaT! _ ariqaa!
_ kukuri maswavlebelma gamogvarCia! _ movdivar!
_ radios gamoucxadebia, stalinis meore tomi gamo- axla samni mirbian.
vidao! _ cacanas xmaSi mokrZalebuli aRtaceba gamos- talaxaZis quCis gardigardmo didi, wiTeli naWeri
Wvivis. gadaWimula, zed metriani cifrebi aweria: `1917 _ 1947~.
ra Tqma unda, pirveli tomi Cabulbulebuli hqonda. aivnebze da eleqtroboZebze ki usasrulod meorde-
bulvaridan kvlavac musika moismis. sasule orkes- ba: 30, 30, 30...
tri agrialebs Tavis tradiciul `ZumpapaZumpapas~. me- skolis ezoSi erTi Jivilxivilia.
re axalgazrduli xma leqss isvris mWaxed, yelis sime- kukuri maswavlebels pirTan Tunuqis megafoni miud-
bis dawyvetamde: via da Cahyviris;
_ daaewyveT!.. gaaswordiT!..
`Zvirfaso stalin, ficsa vdebT aivanze gadmomdgari maswavleblebi gamokoxtave-
sabWoTa qveynis Svilebi, bulan, sazeimo elferi dahkravT. Tamara direqtori
yvelgan, mindvrad Tu dazgaze moajirs gadmohyrdnobia, moTminebiT elodeba bavSve-
viSromebT mxrebgaSlilebi...~ bis dawynarebas. griSa yolbaia ver iTmens, bolTasa scems
da Tavis xis fexs iatakze abraxunebs. aqlemaparmeni direq-
marTali gamokopwiavebulia. tilos fexsacmeli ki tors amosdgomia, cxvirze saTvale wamoucvia da tuCebis
Seelaxa, magram ara uSavs... cmacuniT kiTxulobs teqsts, demonstraciis dros rom
_ wavedi! _ mouTmenlad cmukavs.
unda ukarnaxos bavSvebs.
_ moica! _ efros savarcxeli moumarjvnia, varcx-
kukuri maswavlebeli aRelvebuli darbis win da ukan.
nis, Tmas awiwknis, jagara Tmebi savarcxels ar emor-
ufrosklaselebi mkacr wesrigs icaven. biWebi grZel
Cileba.
Subze wamocmul almebs afrialeben. ocdaaTi alamia da
_ ha, wavedi, magviandeba!
medroSeebis Tavze TiTqos sisxlis CanCqeri iRvreba... kom-
_ moica! _ cacana jibidan sasoebiT aZrobs wiTel
kavSirelTa kolonas pionerebi misdeven, sul bolos pa-
samTumnians, xelisgulze idebs da meore xelisguliT
tara biWbuWebia, _ oqtombrelebi mousvenrad wria-
viTom auToebs. _ ha, kinoSi Sedi, an kamfeti iyide!

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leben, rigs arRveven da isedac gamosavaTebul kukuri
maswavlebels agiJeben. isic anCxlad yviris: 26
_ mooisvene, Se SoobelZaRlo!
sami megobari, sami Zmakaci medroSeTa wina dgas. sta- _iq marTlac iyo viRaca! _ Tqva xmadabla marTalim.
linis portreti marTlac uzarmazaria, ori kacis simaR- durum da ariqam yuri cqvites.
lisa iqneba. xis CarCoze gadakrul tilozea daxatuli. saskolo kolona SeCerebula. win, sanam Tvali gawv-
kiteli, galife da Ceqmebi acvia. xelSi Tavisi ganuyreli deba, da ukanac, quCa gadaiWeda demonstrantebiT... oq-
Cibuxi uWiravs. gamWriaxi TvalebiT iyureba sivrcisken, tombris moedanze jer sxvebi moZraoben. aT saaTze sam-
magram vinc suraTis ukan dadgeba, mixvdeba, rom didi be- xedro paradi Catardeboda, javSnosani matareblis
ladis mzera Sebrunebulia, igi ukanac gamWriaxad iyureba. jariskacebi Caivlidnen mwyobri nabijiT... lamazi sanaxa-
duru da ariqa aqeTiqiT amosdgomian, CarCoze mo- oba ki iqneboda, magram vin migiSva, yvela gza da gasavleli
xerxebuli saxelurebia miWedili da imiT uWiravT. mar- miliciam gadaketa... samxedro paradis Semdeg adgilidan
Tali ki ukan dgas da suraTs grZeli WokiT awonasworebs. daiZrodnen centris dawesebulebebisa da skolebis ko-
_ piirdapir iiaar! _ yviris kukuri maswavlebeli. lonebi. ase rom, talaxaZis quCis mcxovreblebsa da sko-
_ maarjvena, maarjvena!.. las karga xans mouwevda yuryuti.
kolonebi ezos gaswvriv moZraoben. win beladis su- mzem usiamovnod daacxuna. biWebma stalinis por-
raTi miqanaobs. mere sisxlisferi almebi mofrialeben treti Zirs dadges. marTalim Wokis bolo miwaSi CaarWo
tkacatkuciT. biWebi fexis awyobas cdiloben, sul bo- da axla beladis Crdils Sehfareboda.
los patarebi moCanCaleben areulad. _ ki, iyo viRaca! _ gaimeora marTalim.
yvelani aivnis win Caivlian, raTa erTxel kidev, ukve _ Cven ratom ver vnaxeT? _ cxared aCurCulda duru.
meramdened yeli gaivarjiSon. _ gumaniT vigrZeni mec! _ ariqam frTxilad mimo-
_ vaSa, axalgazrdebo! ixeda. yurs aravin ugdebda. yvela TavisTvis erTobo-
_ vaSa, vaSa, vaSa!.. _ samgzis yvirian bavSvebi, samg- da. mxolod stalini Semoscqeroda gamWriaxi TvalebiT,
zis SesZaxes durum da ariqam, samgzis SesZaxa marTali- aqaoda verafers damimalavTo.
mac da uceb Sercxva, arc ki icoda risi... ariqam SiSianad aarida mzera. saiTken ar gaiwevda,
moulodnelad gaaxsenda marTalis, marTa rom gar- beladic TiTqos iqiTken mibrundeboda... duruc da mar-
boda matareblisaken, garboda da miiZaxoda: `dideba!..~ Talic pirs ganze abrunebdnen, belads ver usworebd-
_ maarjvnisaken iaaar! nen Tvals.
skolis WiSkari farTod gaixsna da kolona rusTave- bulvaridan sasule orkestrma dascxo. radioSi viRa-
lis quCaSi gavida... ca grZel lozungs CasZaxoda _ sityvebi gaugebari iyo,
pasuxad ki uwyveti `vaSa~ aiWreboda, aSxuvldeboda,
saxuravebs gadauvlida da eqo mravalgzis brundeboda.
win, sadac quCa rkaliviT uxvevda, xalxi aCoCqolda.
demonstrantebma Robeebsa da xeebze miyudebuli dro-
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kukuri maswavlebeli moqaqanda Tavisi ganuyreli ra: `yvavilebiviT gadaSlilebi, Cven varT iliCis SviliS-
megafoniT. vilebi!~ Zaraze Cais buCqebi CaergoT, SuaSi ki wlis mona-
_ daaewyveT, daaewyveT! garis piramida idga _ simindis taroebi, gogrebi, yurZ-
ariqam da durum saxelurebs CasWides xeli, marTa- nis mtevnebi, nairnairi xili. es yvelaferi erTierT-
lim Woki aswia da beladis uzarmazari portreti Seqan- maneTze ewyo, xolo sul maRla, piramidis Tavze wiTel-
da, tilos TiTqos talRam gadaurbinao, SeTrTolda... foCeba kabiani patara feria idga. erTi xeliT Tejirs
moeCvena marTalis, Zia stalinma ukmayofilod gadmoxe- CasWideboda, meore win gaewvdina, TiTqos kolonis Tavze
da da ulvaSebSi CaidudRuna: `nela, ymawvilo, nu gadmo- gafrenas lamobso...
magde!~ _ kekea, _ icno ariqam, _ Cveni lestambes da!
_ nela, ymawvilo, nu gadmomagde! _ WaRara vete- _ au, ra xilia! _ piri gaawklapuna durum.
ranma gaiara da ymawvilebma uneblieT gza gadauRobes, manqanas wiTel maisurebiani, Sav qvedatanebSi Cacmuli
RobisZira Txrilisaken ubiZges. gogonebi mihyvebian. ufrosklasel, yanCa gogoebs Woke-
_ naabijiT iaar! _ iyvira kukuri maswavlebelma. bze wamocmul xelisgulisdadeba portretebi miaqvT,
daiZrnen... ise Canda, TiTqos devgmiri stalini Tavi- albaT partiis beladebisa, didi stalinis Tanamoazree-
si fexiT gamosula demonstraciaze da auCqareblad mi- bisa... Tumca Soridan garCeva Wirs da wkirze wamocmul
abijebso. Tavebsa gvanan...
almebi afarfatda, atylaSunda, haerSi wiTeli gadm- maRali, alayuli lestambe medroSeebSi dgas da go-
oiRvara. gonebs pirdaRebuli misCerebia.
`iq, Cxeriis saTavesTan viRaca iyo, _ fiqri aekida mzem ufro mouWira, haerSi mtvrisa da oflis suni
marTalis, _ iqneb mteri, Spioni, trockisti... me ki ar dadga.
gavacxade!~ _ da-aewyveT! _ isev movarda kukuri maswavlebeli.
gaisad albaT komkavSirSi miiReben. gamoiZaxeben ko- _ na-abijiT iaar!
mkavSirul samsjavroze da mkacrad mokiTxaven _ `pio- _ mere kinoSi wavideT, _ ariqam etyoba kinos fuli
nero marTali Todua! Sen Tu kai kaci xar da sakuTar sa- iSova, _ `fici~ gadis!
xels ar arcxven, xeli rad daafare mters, buCqebSi rom `iq viRaca iyo, _ fiqri kvlav Seubrunda marTalis, _
moipareboda da Cvens diad samSoblos saSinel diversias viRaca imaleba! iqneb mteria?.. aiRebs da Cxerias dawamlavs!~
umzadebda?!~ iyo aseTi cnoba gazeTSi, mtris agentebma wyali da-
ager, beladis gamWriax TvalebSic aseTive kiTxva wamleso.
amoicnoba... warmoidgina biWma ankara, kamkama wyali, romelSic sikv-
kvlav Seferxdnen. biWebma tvirTi Zirs dadges da dili imaleba da umal wyurvili moeZala, piri gauSra...
Seisvenes. Wokze Camoyrdnobili portreti damZimda, xelis-
berias quCidan qalTa skolis kolona moiwevda da imas gulebi etkina... unda eTmina. is xom ubralo biWi ar iyo,
uTmobdnen gzas. kolonas satvirTo `paltaratonka~ is didi winaprebis wiaRSi daibada da man sxvaze meti tvir-
mouZRoda. cxvirze leninis portreti edga. gverdebze Ti unda zidos.
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diax, patara marTalim gamxdari mxrebiT unda zidos nacnobi `paltaratonka~ Soriaxlo dgas. manqanis
tvirTi, rac mas orma didma babuam dautova. am qalaqSi cxvirTan mefandure gogonebi fandurebs aCxakuneben.
kidev erTi kacia, vinac aseT tvirTs ezideba _ bikenti piramidis Tavze kekem moiwyina, Sewuxebuli acecebs
Toloraia, lestambes mama... raRaca izidavda am kacSi, Tvalebs, muxlisTavebs erTmaneTze axaxunebs.
iqneb SiSi an kidev sxva ram. raRac Zafebi akavSirebda mas- `ra unda, ras wvalobs?~ _ gaifiqra biWma da duruc
Tan, albaT es is Zafebia, gerasa da nestors rom akavSi- movarda. gamyidvelTan zedaxora iyo da mxolod erTi
rebdaT ZRvibi ToloraiasTan... amisi garkveva biWs ar mamalo Semxvdao.
SeeZlo... SemkrTali Sexedavda stalinis momlodine _ momawuwnine, ra! _ ariqa daejRana.
mzeras _ didma beladma ZirisZiramde icoda yvelaferi, _ mec momawuwnine!.. mec!.. mec!.. _ aqeTiqidan SeuZa-
is xom brZenTa brZenia... ra dros fiqria? irgvliv gau- xes.
Tavebeli CoCqolia, biWebis Wyanaoba, sicili, qirqili, durum kudi marTalis moutexa, Tavi ariqas, danar-
WiWyini... kolona daiRala! Ceni pirSi itaca da kolona daiZra.
winidan ukve gamokveTilad moismis sasule orkes- kolonis Tavi oqtombris prospeqtze mimaval xalxs
tris energiuli marSi da dolebis braguni... radio axri- SeerTo. iq, bulvarSi sivrce metia da amodena brbos
alda, sityvebis garCeva SeuZlebeli gaxda... isev da isev TiTqos iwovso.
uwyveti `vaSa~ aiWra cisken, xan omaxiani, xan gaubedavi, mefandure gogonebi dalagdnen, TiTebi mwyobrad
miknavlebuli... Camohkres da talRas mihyvnen.
bazarTan quCa gafarTovda. kolona kolonas miewia `paltaratonkac~ daiZra, kekes saxe moefSxala.
da vaJebi da gogonebi gverdigverd aRmoCndnen, karga `ram Seawuxa?~ _ gaifiqra marTalim. amasobaSi du-
xniT gaiWednen. TeTrbafTiani, mwyazari gogonebi ina- rum da ariqam portreti aitaces da marTalim Woks sta-
zebian, metiCrulad nabaven Tvalebs. biWebi cmukaven, ca xeli.
enas uyofen, jRanaoben. gogonaTa kolonam kvlav gaaswro vaJebs. isini ukve
iqve, gverdiT bazari bazrobs, xalxi gacxovelebiT bulvarze gavidnen, vaJebi ki mxolod bazriswina mo-
vaWrobs, midimodis... demonstrantebs yuradRebas ar edans gaSordnen. aqedan keke patara CitunasaviT moCans.
aqceven. urias biWebi darbian da gahkivian: `civi wyali! male portretma mTeli winaxedi daufara, marTalis
Wis wyali!~ rusis faSfaSa dedakacebs `varenikebi~ Tvalebi kvlav beladis mzeras SeefeTa, TiTqos sayve-
daaqvT, boSebs _ mamaloebi... biWebs piri auwyliandaT... durobda didi beladi, TavSi eSmakuri fiqrebi nu giRu-
_ minda da... _ durum, _ mere kinosTvis ar meyofa!
tunebso...
_ iyide, kinosTvis me maqvs! _ Tqva marTalim.
am adgilas quCas mowinaveTa stendi gasdevda. krem-
ariqam ki _
lis kedelsa hgavda, mTeli kvartali ekava. sami koSki
_ mamalos ai, is gogo ar girCevnia?
hqonda Cayolebuli, TiToze TiTo uSvelebeli portre-
_ ih! _ durum TavSi Cautyapuna da gaiqca.
ti gaekraT _ leninis, stalinis da beriasi... koSkebs
_ mooemzadeT! _ yviris kukuri maswavlebeli, Tum-
Soris amoyvanil kedlebze erTgan beladis erTgul
ca win, oqtombris prospeqtamde gza gadaWedilia da
TanamebrZolTa ufro zomieri portretebi ekida, meo-
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regan _ mowinave muSebis, meCaieTa da Zvel revolu- mTeli ZaliT agrialda sasule orkestri. ZumpaZum-
cionerTa suraTebi... ager, zed berias ferxTan, sami mama- paZumpas dolebis braguni daerTo da momReralTa mcde-
ci revolucioneri _ gera kvaracxelia, nestor Todua lobam uqmad Caiara.
da ZRvibi Toloraia moafrialeben wiTel almebs... ori saskolo kolona _ gogonaTa da vaJTa, gver-
bulvarsac miaRwies. mamalos natexi pirSi dadna, digverd Sevida farTo moedanze. gogonebs win auCqare-
wyurvili gaumZafra. `iq viRaca iyo!~ _ Cxeriis luklu- blad miuZRoda is `paltaratonka~ da marTalim guneba-
ka saTave gaaxsenda... diax, iq viRaca imaleboda... ra unda Si erTxelac CaikiTxa:
im `viRacas~ Cxeriis saTaveSi?.. vaiTu mteria da sawam- _ `yvavilebiviT gadaSlilebi, Cven varT iliCis Svi-
lavs yrida wyalSi!.. axla Cxeria mowamlulia... moCuxCu- liSvilebi!~
xebs ankara, gamWvirvale wyali, fiqrob, sufTaao, sinamd- kekem, etyoba, Rone moikrifa. gasafrenad gamzadebu-
vileSi ki sikvdili moaqvs... sicxea, wyurvilisagan piri liviT xeli win gawvarTa, Tumca am dros Tvalebi crem-
Sreba, wylis daleva ki akrZalulia... liani hqonda... marTalim Woki magrad CabRuja, portrets
_ gaiSaleniT, gaiSaleniT!.. _ yviris kukuri maswav- ar unda eyanyala, didebulad unda CaetarebinaT. duru da
lebeli. ariqa xvneSodnen, magram siamaye biWebs Zalas matebda.
win oqtombris saxelobis moedania. meti sivrcea, ager orkestris biZebi, Casuqebuli, godora kacebi,
meti sixalvaTe da bavSvebi cdiloben mwyobri daicvan. loyebs sasacilod beraven. amaT ukan TeTrad SefeT-
gogonaTa da vaJTa kolonebi kvlav gverdigverd moZ- qili tribunaa. zed Savlabadiani da Slapiani kacebi dga-
raoben. vaJebs stalinis portreti da alisferi droSebi nan, pirisaxeze optimisturi Rimili aziT, yvelas erTad
miuZRviT, gogonebs mefandureni da WirnaxuliT daxun- ki qufri gadahkravs, e mand Cvenma Rimilma zedmetad
Zluli `paltaratonka~. piramidis Tavze keke gasafren aravin gaaTamamoso. amaT miRma, momcro kvarcxlbekze
Cits aRara hgavs, Sesabralisad, sawylad iyureba da anga- Sesaferisad momcro leninia, vercxlisfrad SeRebili,
riSmiucemlad muxls muxlze usvams. nabiji gadmoudgams, marjvenas Sors, Tovliani mTebis
`ra emarTeba, ras cmukavs?~ _ ukvirs marTalis da mimarTulebiT iSvers...
uceb mixvdeba. saidanRac aqlemaparmenma amoyayva Tavi, CaxleCili
sazeimo wuTebi dgeba, kolonebi moedanze gadian. xmiT karnaxobs:
mefandureebma simebis uazro Cxakuni Sewyvites, _ `sabWoTa qveynis simtkicis vin aris gamomsaxveli...~
heio, _ erTmaneTs aniSnes da simebs swrafad, energi- ymawvilebi mWeqared, _ ufrosebi xmaSewyobilad,
ulad Camohkres. solistma sityvebi CqarCqara miayara: umcrosebi waRmaukuRma, _ imeoreben:
_ `sabWoTa qveynis simtkicis vin aris gamomsaxveli...~
`Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos mafSaliefq dikaTes, aqlemaparmeni saTvalidan becad iyureba da cdi-
staliniS oZirafuSa moskoviSa midarTes, na...~ lobs xmas meti mgznebareba SesZinos:
_ `mzesaviT gzas vin gvinaTebs, visi Zvirfasi saxeli!~
solists mTeli gundi ahyva erTi amosunTqviT: bavSvebi amjerad xmas ukeT uwyoben:
_ `mzesaviT gzas vin gvinaTebs, visi Zvirfasi saxeli!~
`uraidaraida, uraidaraida, voraida, raninana!..~ aqlemaparmeni Relavs:
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_ erTxmad, bavSvebo, aba, erTxmad!
viRaca wvikinebs: 27
_ erTxmad! _ mixvdeba, rom kargad ar gamouvida da
enas gadaylapavs. `amxanagi stalini erTxel kidev darwmunda, rom Cvens
_ `stalini, didi stalini, did belads Cveni madlo- qveyanas ezrdeba partiis erTguli axalgazrdoba!~ _
ba!~ _ yviris aqlema-parmeni da bavSvebi mwyobrad imeo- dinjad, auCqareblad brZana ioseb besarionis Zem da
reben: portretidan gadmovida. xelSi yalioni eWira, Tambaqos
_ `stalini, didi stalini, did belads Cveni madloba!~ tenida. miixedmoixeda, asanTs vin momawodebso. gamvle-
aqlemaparmeni qaRalds WmuWnis, jibeSi itenis, li SeCerda, asanTs moukida, Tan gakvirvebisagan Tvale-
akankalebuli xeliT saTvales ixsnis, imasac jibeSi iCris bi daumrgvalda, xan ioseb besarionis Zes miaSterda, xan
da TiTqmis xrialebs: CarCos, romlis tiloze kacis moxazuloba iyo amogle-
_ `mis sadideblad gugunebs sabWoTa axalgazrdoba!~ jili. raki verafers mixvda, sasowarkveTiT amoioxra da
yvelani _ erTad: Tavis gzas utia.
_ `mis sadideblad gugunebs sabWoTa axalgazrdoba!~ ioseb besarionis Zem ulvaSebSi CaiRima, Tvalis up-
_ dideba did stalins, vaSa amxanagebo! _ mWeqared eebi CaeWuWka, wvrili naoWebiT daeqsela. biWebs _ du-
CasZaxa viRacam mikrofonSi da xma ganivrco moedanze, rus, ariqas da marTalis, saTiTaod Tavze xeli gadausva.
gadaufrina yvelas da yvelafers, miexeTqa eTers da marTalim igrZno, rom did belads mZime da civi xeli
mravalgzisi eqo ukan dabrunda. hqonda, guli SiSisagan moewura. duru da ariqac lenCe-
_ vaSaa! _ Tvalebi gadmokarkla kukuri maswavle- biviT idgnen...
belma. `adrec vyofilvar mereTSi! _ ioseb besarionis Zem
_ vaSa, vaSa, vaSa! _ samgzis moaRes piri bavSvebma. yalioniT haeri Semoxaza, macxovrisgorisaken gaiSvira:
yelis simebi etkina marTalis, giJebiviT zmuodnen duru _ is goraki momewona, SesaniSnavi adgilia kvarcxl-
da ariqa... wvrili xmiT gahkiodnen gogonebi... `aaaa!..~ _ bekisaTvis!~
gadauara mTel qalaqs da marTalim gaifiqra: `beRurebs biWebi TiTqos daaviwydao, fiqriani TvalebiT gaxeda
SevaSinebT!~ TumcaRa sad iyvnen beRurebi... xalxmraval moedans. iq kvlavac omaxiani `vaSa~ grialeb-
gogonaTa da vaJTa kolonebi momijnave quCam Se- da da orkestris xmas ise axSobda, rom smenas mxolod
iwova. `paltaratonkis~ Tavze keke Cacucquliyo da sa- dolis braguni swvdeboda _ `bumbumbumbumbum!..~
codavad slukunebda. ioseb besarionis Ze neli nabijiT daiZra. adamianTa
_ Sexe, gaepara! _ CaixiTxiTa durum. talRa talRas mihyveboda, moedani mTlianad waeleka,
magram didi beladis gzaze brbo orad ixliCeboda, dere-
fani keTdeboda. es auarebeli xalxi uwyvetad bRaoda _
`stalini, stalini, stalini!..~ ioseb besarionis Zes ki
TiTqos es xmebi arc esmoda. ise miabijebda, cariel siv-
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diT yvelaze mosuli vaJkacic Cia da beCavi Canda. is ki kacma gamoiara. tanmaRali vinme iyo, Soridan Ta-
gmirTagmiri, bumberazTabumberazi dinjad kveTda mo- vaRerebuli modioda. belads rom Sexeda, niri ecvala,
edans, mis win gaxsnil derefans mihyveboda, aRfTovaneb- Robes zurgiT aekra.
ul brbos ki _ bavSvebs, didebs, tribunaze wamoWimul ioseb besarionis Zem Cauara, Turme is kaci idayvam-
SavlabadianSlapian kacebs sizmradac ar daesizmre- de ZlivsRa swvdeboda.
bodaT, rom ioseb besarionis Ze aqaa mereTSi, moedans _ marTlac didia! _ SiSnarevi aRfTovanebiT Cur-
iribad Wris da es saidumloeba mxolod samad samma biWma Culebs ariqa. duru da marTali Tavs uqneven.
_ durum, ariqam da marTalim icis... eseni kvlav cariel CarCos miaTreven. ufro da ufro
_ kukuri maswavlebeli mogvklavs! _ Caiwuwuna umZimT, xSir xSirad isveneben, ar CamovrCeTo da win wa-
ariqam. suls sirbiliT miewevian.
_ ho, suraTi gagvifuWda! _ kefa moifxana durum. macxovrisgoris ferdobi gamoCnda, Semodgomas mis-
_ davedevnoT! _ Tqva marTalim. Tvis odindeli sixasxase waurTmevia.
dastaces CarCos xeli, fexs auCqares. kibis safexurebi jaWviviT gabmula, bolo ar uCans.
ioseb besarionis Ze moednis bolomde Cavida, bulvaris ioseb besarionis Zem moixeda, biWebs yalioni SeT-
Crdils mihyva, iqidan macxovrisgoris gzas daadga. qmuliviT dauqnia da kibeebs auyva. auCqareblad da msu-
kaklebis CrdilSi, saludesTan kacebi idgnen. ari- buqad miiwevda, biWebi ki qoSiniT mihyvebodnen.
qas mamac iq iyo, xelSi kaTxa ludi eWira da uberavda. Zneli iyo aRmasvla. win mimavali didze didi beladi
didma beladma nabiji Seanela, iqneb sicxeSi ludi safexurs fexs TiTqos arc akarebda. biWebs ki Rone da-
mounda, magram gadaifiqra. akldaT... Cxeriispiras gawolili mereTi dabla eSvebo-
_ am loTebTan xom ar dadgeba! _ CaixiTxiTa durum. da, Semodgomis yviTel, vardisfer da mwvane ferebad
ioseb besarionis Ze xidze Seyovnda, Cxeriis wyals ganfeniliyo... bulvaridan, moednidan, quCebidan mxi-
Caacqerda, albaT grili niavi esiamovna. aruli musika ismoda. albaT demonstracia damTavrda
biWebic Seyovndnen. ver bedavdnen xmis amoRebas, an da sasule orkestri saseirnod gamosul moqalaqeebs
rogor unda eTqvaT, Zia stalin, CarCoSi dabrundi, arTobs.
Torem kukuri maswavlebels ver gadavurCebiTo. _ uh, meti ar SemiZlia! _ safexurze daeSva ariqa.
gza qviT mokirwlul, viwro orRobiT grZeldebo- durusa da marTalisac gauWirdaT, magram ariqa
da. alagalag amongreul oRroCoRroebSi gubeebi Camd- mTlad uRono iyo, isedac lifsitas hgavda.
gariyo. Seisvenes.
_ fexs ar adgams! _ CaiCurCula marTalim. ioseb besarionis Zec SeCerda. sakmaod Sors iyo wasu-
ioseb besarionis Ze marTlac ise midioda, miwis pirs li, gorakis Tavamde cotaRa aklda da ar Cqarobda. qalaqs
fexs ar akarebda. arc nabijis xma ismoda. guburas Tu gadahyurebda. aqedan mereTi ufro farTo Canda. misi
gadauvlida, wyali ar irxeoda, fexsacmelze talaxi ar Soreuli gareubnebi Cais plantaciebsa da simindis
ecxeboda. CayviTlebul yY anebSi gadadioda.
SoriT Sor horizonts burusi exvia, zRvis silurjes
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_ wavideT! _ Tavs Zala daatana ariqam, megobrebisa _ raRac SesaniSnaviao! _ durum mxrebi aiCeCa.
Sercxva. _ aq beladis Zegli unda aRimarTos! _ ganacxada
_ nela iare, CarCos Cven wamoviRebT! _ didsulov- marTalim.
nad SesTavaza durum. _ erTi amaT damixede, sad amoxetebulan! _ TiTqos
gza ganagrZes. yoCaRad mimaval Zmakacebs ariqac ne- miwidan amoZvrao, bikenti Toloraia zRudis nangrevze
linel mihyva. Sedga, Ceqmaze maTraxi gaitkacuna.
ager asmeerTe safexuric. biWebs moulodnelobisagan guli gadauqandaT.
aqedan viwro biliki iklakneboda da biWebi buCqebs _ vin amoitana es portreti? _ mkacrad ikiTxa biken-
ebRauWebodnen. tim. _ ras apirebdiT?
didi beladi aRma miiwevda, miwas fexs arc adgamda. _ Cven xom pionerebi varT, _ Tavi moisawyla marTa-
da ai, macxovrisgoris Tavic gamoCnda. odesRac aq lim, _ aq ki kargi adgilia... ai, es kvarcxlbekia stalinis
TeTri taZari idga. axla mxolod nangrevebi darCenil- ZeglisaTvis...
iyo, ruxi lodebi, suroTi CaxlarTuli, katabalaxiTa bikentim mimoixeda, lods fexi dahkra, simtkice Se-
da WinWriT mosili... zed gadmosaxedze zRudis narCeni umowma.
gadarCeniliyo da ioseb besarionis Ze masze SeCerda. _ uyure Sen, _ gaikvirva, _ marTlac gamodgeba
idga da gadahyurebda Soreul horizonts. iqneb igi uf- kvarcxlbekisaTvis!
ro Sors ixedeboda, vidre erTad aRebuli yvela biWi, zRudidan Camoxta, marTalis megobrulad moxvia
im burusian ciskidis miRma gaSlil zRvasac xedavda da mxarze xeli, iqve qvaze Camojda da mTlad Sinaurulad
zRvaTa miRma gawolil qveynebsac... alaparakda:
biWebmac biliki amoaTaves. zRudesTan mokrZalebiT _ kargi biWebi yofilxarT! es portreti didi kia,
gaCerdnen. didi beladi iseTi axovani Canda, ise mtkiced magram qalaqidan ar gamoCndeba, aq uzarmazari brinjaos
idga, saldaTur Sinelsa da qirzis CeqmaSi, yalioniT Zegli unda daidgas. amitom portreti ukan, skolaSi wai-
xelSi, sakuTar Zlierebasa da yovlisSemZleobaSi dar- ReT, Tanac, _ xmaSi ukmayofilebs gauria, _ es xom didi
wmunebuli, rom SemkrTalma biWebma CarCo Zirs dades da stalinis portretia, aqeTiqiT misi tareba ar SeiZleba!
pirdaRebulni miaCerdnen. sad aris Tqveni maswavlebeli, an direqtori, magaT Cven
mze dabla gadaqanda, mewamuli daedo. ioseb besari- yurebs avuwevT! _ naZaladevad Caicina, viTomc vxum-
onis Zis fexebTan mewamuli Crdili gawva, dagrZelda, robo. _ axla es miTxariT, im dRes rom SemxvdiT, iqiTa
biWebs gadmoefina. wamSi acivda. Crdili ki TandaTan ga- mxares, saeWvo veraferi naxeT?
nivrco, qalaqis Tavze gaiSala da samyaros feradovneba da maSin marTalim, sulswrafad, albaT imitom, mas-
erTianma ruxma ferma Secvala. wavlebelsa da direqtorze saSiSi saubari Caefarcxa,
ioseb besarionis Zem gayuCul biWebs gadmoxeda da bavSvuri gulubryvilobiT daagdo:
erTxelac Tqva: _ ki, neandartaleli vnaxeT!
`SesaniSnavi kvarcxlbekia!~ _ neandartaleli? _ gaocda bikenti, siwiTlem ga-
yalioni gadmobertya, Setrialda da CarCoSi aRmoCnda. daurbina, biWi damciniso, Tu ifiqra.
_ ra Tqva? _ CurCuliT ikiTxa ariqam. _ ho, neandartaleli... Cxeriis saTavesTan...

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_ Tqvenc naxeT? _ durusa da ariqas daekiTxa biken- ezoSi, mzeze Tbebodnen. biWi cdilobda mowyeniloba
ti. Zveli, danjRreuli patefoniT gaeqarvebina. saxelurs
_ ho! _ Tqva orivem, Tavi ki uaris niSnad gaaqnies. awvalebda. firfita mravalgzis iyo naxmari da gafxaWni-
_ ho Tu ara? _ Caajinda bikenti. li, xma exrinweboda. mefandure qalebi sixaruliT mRe-
_ SegveSinda, magram ar gvinaxavs! _ xma Cauvarda rodnen: `Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos, mafSaliefq dikaTes...~
ariqas. xaliss TandaTan umatebdnen _ `uraida raida, uraida rai-
_ TiTqos gviyurebda, Cven ki ar gvinaxavs! _ daemow- da, voraida, varaida, na...~
ma duru. ezos mwvane moli efina, Tumca feri Semodgomas Seer-
marTalim ena moikvnita. igrZno, rom raRac cudi mox- bilebina... erTgan ki Roris naCiCqnze wumpe Camdgariyo.
da, oRond ver mixvda ra... `me xom gavixumre? _ wyeniT cacanas muxlze beladis pirveli tomi edo da ukve
fiqrobda. _ neandartaleli muzeumis kedelzea!..~ meramdened uRmavdeboda.
didxans Camodiodnen ferdobze, daRlilni, uxali- efro jorkoze welgamarTuli ijda. axladdavarc-
sod, Tan moaTrevdnen veeberTela portrets. suraTze xnil WaRaras TavSaliT ikavebda da xelebi aseve gauSeS-
gawolili didi beladi axla cisken iyureboda. `meore da kefasTan.
mxares rom Cans, is albaT _ miwisken!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim. _ moica!
ezos boloSi nezvi iCiCqneboda, xandaxan dings aswev-
da da firfitis gaxrialebas gaocebuli RrutuniT Seex-
28 mianeboda.
_ moica! _ gaimeora efrom.
_ mamaSenia, Svilo! _ efrom mxarze xeli mouWira. quCaSi CoCqoli da mamakacebis SeZaxili gaisma.
xelisguli yinuliviT civi hqonda da frCxilebi kanSi haerSi tyviam gaizuzuna.
mtkivneulad CaeWdo. cacanas wigni dauvarda, muxlebze xelebi daiyrdno
tataCi wumpeSi egdo, sisxlisagan icleboda... TiTebiT da wamoiwia, magram veRar wamodga.
talaxi mofxoWna, krunCxvam dauara da gayuCda, gaSeSda... efro adgilidan ar daZrula.
TavdaRma iwva, kiseri uxerxulad moeRrica. gauparsavi, WiSkari SemoxeTqa kacma, ise Cqarobda, Ceqmebidan
SiSiT gaTanguli, tanjuli pirisaxe TiTqos dauwynarda. amoxtomas lamobso.
Tvalebi Ria darCa da Sig cis lurji anarekli TandaTan gamitkalebuls, Tvalebi fosoebSi Cascvenoda, ga-
qreboda. uparsavi nikapi ukankalebda.
_ esec ase! _ Tqva vava zarquam da mauzeri budeSi xelebi gamoiwoda, ZlivsRa Tqva:
Seinaxa. _ deda, miSvele!
oTxi sxva Cekisti Robis miRma idga... efro wamoimarTa, rac iyo, imaze maRali gamoCnda.
gadaigriala saSvidnoembro zeimma, axla mereTs Tmas SeeSva da xelebi gaSala, TiTqos ltolvilis gulSi
Tvlemismomgvreli siwynare efina... sadme dedali Tu Cakvras da gadarCenas lamobso.
akriaxdeboda, anda simindiT datvirTuli uremi Caivlida mdevarTa SeZaxili da fexebis bragabrugi sul axlos
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kaci gaiqca, eklian Robes miawyda. adre, albaT iolad marTalis azri zoziniT moZraobda. albaT yovelive
gadaevleboda, oRond trifoliats aravin kafavda, sizmarSi xdeboda, magram tkiviliani iyo es sizmari. ager
zomaze metad gaizarda, eklis kedlad gadaiqca. ltol- kaci gdia. mTeli ezo moliTaa dafaruli. is ki maincda-
vili gvian mixvda Secdomas, is mSveleli wamic Semoadna, mainc wumpeSi Cavarda... mama iyo, magram moRalate da de-
ukana ezosken Sebrunda, ucabedad fexi dausxlta da zertiri, da marTalis guli orad gaixliCa, sibraluli
amotrialda. da sircxvili erTmaneTs ver Seariga.
vava zarquas nasroli tyvia maSin miswvda, roca ukve _ sacodavi Cemi Svili! _ jiutad gaimeora efrom.
ecemoda. cacanam zmuils uklo, gayuCda.
wumpeSi Caemxo tataCi da simwriT miwa da talaxi mof- bikenti ar Sepasuxebia efros, biWisaken gadmoalaja.
xoWna. marTali moikunta, Tavi kiserSi CauZvra, TiTqos
_ esec ase! _ Tqva vava zarquam. dartymas eliso. kacma firfita aaglija patefons da
bikenti Toloraiam moirbina am dros. mrgvali pir- moisrola.
isaxe gasTeTreboda, xeli odnav SesamCnevad ucaxca- gaxeda efrom Tavis sacodav Svils, mere bikentis da
xebda. avad gadaxeda vavas, TqmiT ki araferi uTqvams. SurisgebiT uTxra:
patefoni xmas ixleCda. nafxaWnze nemsi veRar gada- _ stalinzea eg simRera, bikenti!
dioda da mefandure qalebs sixaruliT amoeCemebinaT: bikentim zurgi Seaqcia, Cekistebs gasZaxa:
`Cqimi sqvami... Cqimi sqvami... Cqimi sqvami...~ _ ra WirisuflebiviT damdgarxarT, manqana moiyvaneT!
cacanam amoislukuna, etyoba guli misdioda, mere _ ux, ux, ux! _ nezvi daiZra ezos kuTxidan, Tavi maR-
WaRara Tavi muxlebze Camouvarda da yru zmuili gamosca. la aeSvira da xrotinebda, sisxlis suns gadaeria.
efro gaxevebuli idga. gamxdari TiTebi SviliSvi- micuxcuxda wumpeSi Cagdebul kacTan, dingi sisxlis
lis mxrebisTvis CaeWdo. Tvalmoucileblad, kuStad gubes ataka.
uyurebda bikentis. SeaZagZaga marTalis, ucbad raRac Zalam aitaca, bebi-
_ dezertiri iyo da moRalate! _ zizRiT Tqva vava is xels dauZvra da win gavarda.
zarquam. nezvma sisxliani dingi Semoageba, kbilebi sazarlad
_ dezertiri iyo da moRalate! _ gaimeora bikentim, gaawkapuna. saidanRac joxi daaZro marTalim, dauzoga-
piri ganze miabruna. _ Zlivs movimwyvdieT! vad Cascxo da Cascxo pirutyvs, gaqceulsa da aWyvire-
_ ux, ux, ux!.. _ Seexmiana nezvi ezos kuTxidan, dingi buls sdia.
aiSvira, haerSi sisxlis suns iWerda. mere yvelaferi daaviwyda... TvalT daubnelda, yu-
marTalis Sescivda, caxcaxma dauara. xelisguli pa- rebSi jer Sxuili Caesma, mere smena daexSo.
tefonis saxelurs mieweba da veRar uSvebda... `neandar- siwynare Camoefina marTali Toduas sulSi...
taleli... neandartaleli...~ _ tvinSi rekda da ver mim- viTom eZina da Tvali gaaxila biWma. viTom Tavis oTax-
xvdariyo, risTvis amoeCemebina. Si wevs. farTod gaxsnili karidan da fanjrebidan sinaT-
_ sacodavi Cemi Svili! – xmadabla gamoscra efrom. le uxvad iRvreba, oTaxs pirTamde avsebs, imdenia, sagne-
_ dezertiri iyo da moRalate, Senc kargad ici magi! bis garCeva Wirs... eger wiTelydian, oqrosvarayian to-
_ braziT gaimeora bikentim. mebze aTinaTobs... kars iqiT grZeli aivania, farTod ga-
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daSlil mereTs gadahyurebs, raRacnairad gakamkamebu- _ mamaSenia, Svilo! _ yrud, daRlilad warmoTqva
li, naTeli sivrce iSleba, lurji ciT, TeTri mTebiTa efrom.
da Cxeriis mwvane sanaxebiT SemosazRvruli. bikentis Sexeda marTalim. kacs Ceqmebze talaxi mos-
moulodnelad Crdili ecema, TiTqos uxilavi Rru- cxeboda. ruxi galife da kiteli ecva. yvela Rili viwrod
beli gadaekrao cas... ager isic! warmoudgenlad diadi Seekra. saulvaSeze pawia, viwro ulvaSi daetovebina.
raRac... TaviT cis gumbaTs swvdeba... kiteli da galife, cxvirze pensne moergo da mrgvali saxe swavluls mi-
gaprialebuli saldaTuri Ceqmebi... xelSi Cibuxi uWiravs ugavda... rodis daiyena ulvaSi ase bikentim, _ gaukvir-
da fiqrianad dascqeris ferxTiT afusfusebul qalaqs... da marTalis, _ an saTvale rodis moirgo?
SiSi da aRtaceba avsebs marTalis suls... `vaSas~ utyv Zax- _ ho, neandartaleli! _ Tqva uneblieT.
ilSi ixrCoba, survili Tayvaniscemisa pirTamde avsebs... _ ra? _ wamowiTlda bikenti, jiqur Sexeda dedab-
_ marTali, Svilo! _ efro bebias susti xma swvdeba rebs. _ erTi saaTis dro momicia, efro! _ ase brZana...
smenas.
_ marTali, Svilo! _ kvnesis cacana bebia.
TiTqos ukuRma datrialda drois saTvalavi. mar-
Tali awvalebs patefonis saxelurs. firfita trialebs
da CaxleCil xmebs gamoscems. mefandure qalebi mondo-
mebiT abulbuleben: `Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos, mafSali-
efq dikaTesi... uraidaraida, uraidaraida, voraida,
varaidana...~
ezo gadairbina dezertirma da moRalatem. didi xnis
gauparsav wverSi WaRara momravlebia. SiSisagan saxe
gamitkalebia. tyeRreSi gdebisagan tanisamosi Selaxvia.
Ramis yaCaRsa hgavs da biWma am kacSi nacnobi da mSobli-
uri veraferi amoicno.
fexi daucda tataCis da, roca vardeboda, vava zar-
quas tyvia maSin miewia.
wumpeSi Cavarda da sisxlisagan daiwrita... efrom
Tmas xeli uSva, WaRara, buwka Tmebi aewewa. biWis mxars
frCxilebiT Cahfrenoda, mzera bikentis miayina... `sta-
linzea eg simRera, bikenti!~ _ SurisgebiT gamoscra
efrom. ezos bolodan ki gaavebuli nezvi wamovida xro-
tiniT, sisxlis suns mietana...
rodis moxda es? nuTu marTla moxda?

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wigni meore
kvarcxlbeki, 1953

beladi dadga ruxi mazariT


CuqurTmis sxiviT moxatul qvebze.
cidan mzis Suqi uzarmazari
gadmoSlila da exveva mxrebze...

r. b-Ze

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da amoanaTa mexsierebis siRrmidan diadma mamam.


igi moabijebda mereTis quCaSi, mze dahnaToda da TviTo-
nac mzesaviT maRals Tavze oqros Saravandi mosavda...
maradis unda evlo xalxTa Soris mouRlelad, rakiRa
zRapruli sasmisi Seesva da ukvdavebas ziareboda... dai-
xara ioseb besarionis Ze, Tavze mZime, civi xeli daado
da uTxra:
`mamaTa danaSaulze Svilebi pasuxs ar ageben!~
_ mama! _ xmadabla, SiSianad mouxmo marTalim da
Tvali gaaxila.
ioseb stalinma gadmoxeda mkacrad da ymawvils
guli Cauvarda. gons Zlivs moego, Zlivs gaixsena, rom
didi beladi nacrisferi kedlidan gadmohyurebda da
wuxel TviTon, sakuTari xeliT gaakra es suraTi im adgi-
las, sadac adre, bavSvobis dros, oTxi beladis waWrili
Tavebi axsovda. Rame, bindSi TvalebiRa mouCanda belads
da marTalim karga xans ver daiZina. Trgunavda es mze-
ra, aforiaqebda, TiTqos ymawvilis yovel nafiqrals
zveravso, azris mdinarebas umowmebso... `mxolod er-
Tgulebsa aqvT sicocxlis ufleba!~ _ Tqva erTxel vava
zarquam... es iyo maSin, roca aTi wlis marTali sikvdilis
karibWesTan idga da nabijiRa rCeboda, roca bikenti To-
loraiam staca xeli, ukan moabruna... `pataraa, gzaSi dai-
Rupeba!~ _ Semrigeblurad uTxra moadgiles, vavam ki
uxsebeliviT waisisina _ eg gvelis wiwilio. bikentim
ar acala, sityva waarTva, `pavlik morozovis ambavi
xom ici?~ vavam ena gadaylapa, piri miabruna... marTalis
safiqrali SerCa, unda moeazrebina, ratom axsena biken-
tim pavlik morozovi, kargia es Tu cudi, magram fiqris
Rone aRara hqonda, misi goneba ucxo ram sens Seepyro.
im wuTidan, roca vava zarquam tyvia gaisrola, marTali

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avad gaxda, TvalSi bindi Caudga, smena daexSo. sizmre- TeTri rkinis kari odnav moRiavebuli darCeno-
Tis qveyanaSi imogzaura karga xans, mere TandaTan mobrun- daT, iqidan Cxakuni da Cumi laparaki moesma.
da, im sizmrebSi sinamdvilemac SemoaRwia, Tumca yove- odmav miawva, kari iolad gaiRo da marTali zRurb-
lives aRqma da gaazreba uWirda. bundovnad axsovda caca- lze gaeCxira. saoperacio magidaze sanTlis gaCxinku-
nas usasoo ymuili, efros utexi xma _ `biWi damirCine, li biWuna iwva, Tvalebi WerisaTvis mieyina. odnav gaxs-
bikenti, da RvTis winaSe yovelives gapatieb!~ akivlda nili piridan mwyobri kbilebi mouCanda. ori TeTrxala-
orTqlmavali, vagonebi erTmaneTs miejaxa, borblebis Tiani kaci Tavze adga, TeTri niRbebi ekeTaT. erTs xel-
auCqarebeli dagadugi moisma... wavida matarebeli, waiyva- Si sisxliani skalpeli eWira.
na efro da cacana, sakaceze gulaRma wamowolili marTali aixeda, ucxo SeniSna da raRac Caixriala. meorem-
ki TiTqos TavisTavad micuravda sivrceSi da zevidan var- ac moixeda, Tvalebi daumrgvalda, SeWmuxnul Sublze
skvlaviani ca gadmomxoboda. im miriadi varskvlavidan oflis winwklebi daaCndaT.
erTi iyo efro, erTic cacana. SoriTSors cimcimebdnen ucbad viRacam yurSi xeli Caavlo marTalis, Se-
is varskvlavebi da marTali mixvda, verasodes gadalaxavda moatriala, derefani sirbiliT Caatara, palatis kari
usazRvro samanebs, verasodes mieweoda gauCinarebulT da gaaRo da ubiZga. biWi sawols gadaawyda, zed daeca. yuri
martoobiT gulSeWirvebuls Tvalze cremli moadga... ubJuoda, magram tirili ver gaebeda.
xuTi weli ucabedi gaelvebaa asakovanTaTvis, mo- vava zarquam daubriala Tvalebi, dausisina:
zardis xuTi weli ki mdored miedineba. _ aq egde, nabiWvaro!
ormocdarvis axali weli saavadmyofos kedlebSi gvian moego gons. mixvda, is kaci ar iyo vava zarqua,
gaatara. Semdgom verc ixsenebda, ramdeni xani dahyo iq. is iyo nairsaxeoba kacTa, romelTa TvalebSic sikvdilis
mexsierebas mxolod TeTri, uwyveti laqa SerCa, albaT sixaruli anaTebs. yoveli vavas mzeraSi ganaCeni ikiTxeba
kedlebis feri, an TeTri xalaTebis, anda TeTri SiSisa... da patara marTalim gadawyvita gaqceoda saSiSroebas,
iqneb cxadi iyo is sizmari, is zardamcemi suraTi, rac epova Zlieri mfarveli, vavasnairTagan rom daicavda.
tvinSi mkveTrad CaebeWda da mere verafriT Tavi ver wevs marTali rkinis viwro sawolze, Txeli sabani
dairwmuna, rom mxolod urCxuli ezmana, tvinis xveu- Semouxvevia, sicivisa da SiSisagan akankalebuli kars
lebs lorwo TaTi Seaxo da goneba mouwamla. misCerebia, TiTqos elis, rom sacaa skalpeliT xelSi
TeTr palataSi marto iwva. cioda, usixarulo, Semovardeba TeTrxalaTiani vava zarqua, Semzaravi Ri-
Talxi Suqi idga. wamojda. iatakze jRani kaloSebi eyara miliT daxedavs, sabans gadaxdis da skalpels mucelze
da fexi zizRiT Cayo. sisustes grZnobda, SiSianad akan- mouzomavs. am saSineli fiqrebisagan biWs muceli uTax-
kalebda. Taxebs, Zrwola ipyrobs.
derefanSi frTxilad gaixeda. aravin Canda. or- `cotasac gavizrdebi da stalinTan gaviqcevi!~ _
mxriv Camwkrivebuli karebi mWidrod miegmanaT. albaT Tavs imxnevebs marTali. _ `beladic dinjad, samSoblos
avadmyofebs eZinaT, an iqneb sulac aravin WaWanebda. Svilebs _ moxucebs, yrmebs da axalwlovanebs, axved-
derefnis bolosaken gaswia, sapirfareSos eZeb- rebs Rimils, Zalsa da imeds da axal cecxliT aRafrTo-
da, sizmridan gamoyolili SiSi Tan sdevda. vanebs...~

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ase rboda Jami igi. erTxelac movida kaci mavani, pirveli msubuqi manqana gamovida _ `moskviCi~,
wvergauparsavi, dabambuli juba da galife ecva, fexze 110 km siCqariT garbis...
rezinis Ceqmebi. Tavze svanuri qudi Camoefxata da di- visac guli erCis, niCbebiTa da barebiT samgoris
reqtorad iwodeboda. CasWida xeli marTalis, Tovliani vels Seesia... `wyali swyuroda dasicxul yamirs, amitom
qalaqi gadaatara da ganapiras, maRali, yviTeli galav- iyo dRedaRam mwyrali, stalinma sTqva _ da samgoris
niT Semoragul ezoSi Seiyvana, sadac aseTive yviTeli, miwam unda dReidan dalios wyali...~
dabali da grZeli Senobebi idga da gacrecili, usaxuri mters am dros, cxadia, ar sZinavs... `docenti g.
bavSvebi cxovrobdnen... fxakaZe Tavis SromebSi `guruli nioris kariologia~,
amieridan aq, udedmamo bavSvTa “priutSi” unda `naftalinisa da qafuris moqmedeba simindze~, `aluCisa
earseba samadlod. unda daeZina farTo, dabalWerian da tyemlis qromosomebis kompleqsi~ aviTarebs meta-
oTaxSi, sadac rkiniszambarebiani sawolebi oTxrigad iyo fizikur Tvalsazriss, garkveviT dgeba mendelis-
Camwkrivebuli da nacrisferi, Txeli sabnebis qveS turmorganistul poziciaze...~
samocamde Tavgadaxotrili bavSvi mokuntuliyo... unda Caiara ormocdamervem, usixarulod, sevdiT, tki-
esadila sasadiloSi, sadac mudam qonis gulisamrevi suni viliT... marTalis gulSi TandaTan miwynarda Soreuli
trialebda, TefSebs civi wyliT recxavdnen da wyalwya- xmebi. moxda ki yovelive, rac mexsierebas SerCa? iqneb im
la wvnianSi oriode, Sauristola kartofili dacuravda... diliT arc mobrunebula tataCi sikvdilTan Sesagebe-
erTad, xelixelCakidebulebs unda evloT skolaSi, civ blad? iqneb efro da cacana Tavisi nebiT sadRac gaemg-
klasebSi mobuzulebs, SimSiliT kuWdamwvrebs unda zavrnen, Casxdnen matarebelSi da wavidnen!.. moxucebs
ezuTxaT leqsebi sayvarel samSoblosa da bednier bavS- ras gaugeb!.. TandaTan Seegua marTali am uferul yofas,
vobaze... rac mTavaria, unda yofiliyvnen bejiTi pio- SimSilis dauokebel grZnobas, sicives, arsebobisaTvis
nerebi, mere _ bejiTi komkavSirlebi da dRemudam unda brZolis martiv ileTebs, roca yvela geficeba, Zma da
efiqraT diad saqmeebze, rac maTs gareSec keTdeboda... megobari varo, sinamdvileSi yvela mteria... Senc mteri
qveyana Tavisi gziT midioda, aq ki isRa CamoaRwev- xar, imTaviTve mtrad daibade!.. tataCis Svili xar da esec
da, rasac Savi reproduqtori Caixrialebda, anda yviTe- sakmarisia!.. dedac saeWvo sikvdiliT mogikvda da Svil-
li gazeTi moafrialebda... iSvili xar saeWvo dedabrebisa!.. sxva Sens adgilas Tavi-
ager, axlaxan momkvdara andro Jdanovi, komuniz- si fexiT Cavidoda dilegSi!.. gvelis wiwili xar da Sengan
mis didi mSenebeli, sabWoTa mwerlebis didi megobari, mxolod uxsenebeli gaizrdeba!.. pioneris yelsaxvevi rom
musikaluri kulturis didi moamage... gikeTia, es farisevlobaa... vin icis, Seni guli saiTken
ager, Cvens qalaqSi kenWs iyris didi stalini... ixreba!.. faruli mteri mterze ufro mteria!
`visac surs, rom Cveni diadi samSoblo ganuxreli aR- ah, es ra dagixatavs?.. fanqriT TeTr qaRaldze!..
mavlobis gziT midiodes, is xmas miscems komunistebisa `veragi mteri moigeria, iyos dRegrZeli Cveni beria!~
da upartioebis stalinuri blokis kandidatebs!~ axlave daxie, aravin dainaxos! lavrenti pavles Zes pen-
gorgilaZis brigadam Turme Cais uxvi mosavali sne ukeTia, Sen ki saTvale migixatia!.. ici Sen, vin aris
moiyvana... lavrenti beria?.. `aq, rasac Cveni sikeTe axlavs, aris

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nayofi berias azris, yvelafers maRals, saRsa da axals sixaruliT aRar iyo, xelebs ise ifSvnetda, TiTqos mis-
misi gonebis beWedi azis!..~ xom gaige, rac giTxari! Tvis eTqvaT madloba. marTali Toduam Sexeda stali-
diax, ormocdamecxre weli miedineba... Sendeba nis portrets, skolis derefnis bolos rom ekida da
`volgadoni~... Sendeba stalinis monumentebi... `priut- pioneruli salamiT miesalma: `madloba madlobisaTvis
Si~ moitanes kino `stalingradis brZola~... dido stalin!~
kinodarbazSi bavSvebi Sehyares. ekranis win di- ucnauri karuseli datrialda mis irgvliv. zurg-
reqtori dgas. sufTad gaparsula. TeTri kiteli moda- sukan esmoda CurCuli _ `es is bavSvia? bednieri!~ di-
Sia. lurji Sarvalic. fexsacmelze kaloSebi amoucvams. reqtori gaisarja, erTi xeli tanisamosi gauxerxa. Semo-
_ bavSvebo! _ xmadabla ambobs, oRond mkacrad. ses marTali, davarcxnes, gaapewenikes, leqsebi azuTxe-
_ wlevandeli weli didi movlenebiTaa aRsavse. 16 deke- bines da sxvadasxva krebasa da Tavyrilobaze gamohyav-
mbers samocdaaTi weli usruldeba mTeli qveynierebis daT. isic Rones ar iSurebda da mondomebiT gahyviro-
xalxTa did belads amxanag stalins. Tqven kargad gesmiT da: `Sen Cveno dido imedo, sworupovaro sardalo, Cveno
am TariRis mniSvneloba, zogierTi TqvenTagani xom wels mamav da belado, sityviT da saqmiT marTalo...~ anda
komkavSireli gaxdeba!.. Cveni qveynis yvela kuTxidan `rogor gadido, rogor vTqva Seni sadari leqsebi... rom
did belads ugzavnian molocvebsa da saCuqrebs... Cvenc SoTa iyos cocxali, uTuod davesesxebi...~ an `am leqss
unda movifiqroT rame! TviT xalxi mkarnaxobs, ara sWirdeba mgosani, me mxolod
marTalim moifiqra. vatmanis farTo qaRaldze Sevkar, Sevkone riTmebis krialosani...~ an kidev: `TviTon
daxata portreti _ `beladi qalaqs ewvia Cvensas, din- stalinsac xmas vaZlevT, roca xmas vaZlevT berias...~
jad gaxeda moedans, quCas...~ erTxel TbilisSic waiyvanes, es ukve ormocdame-
`es rom ara, komkavSirSi arc mimiRebdnen! _ fiq- TerTmete wels iyo. klubidan klubSi dahyavdaT. sce-
robda Semdgom marTali. _ diaxac, xalxis mtris Svils naze udedmamo bavSvTa ansambli wvrili xmiT, gulis Se-
komkavSirSi vin miiRebda... stalinma miSvela!~ maRoneblad mReroda: `mTel qveyanas uyvarxar, Cven sad
mxolod stalins SeeZlo misi Svela, stalins unda unda geZiooT! ra iqneba, Zvirfaso, erTxel gorsac ew-
eTqva is erTi fraza _ mamaTa danaSaulze Svilebi pa- vioo!..~ marTali ki amaT Semdeg gamodioda rixiT: `dgas
suxs ar agebeno! berias mtkice xeliT yvavilebSi Caxatuli, dgas Tbilisi
naxati moskovs gaagzavnes, sxva uamrav saCuqarSi rogorc taxti sicocxlis da gazafxulis!~ anda kidev
patara adgili, albaT, imanac daikava. pasuxad ki mokle ufro mamacurad: `stalinis droSa gavSaloT, orbis
ustari movida. momcro, TeTr qaRaldze madlobis sit- frTa naperwklovani...~
yva ewera. biWma Tavdapirvelad ar daijera, mere Tva- `es baRana Sors wava!~ _ viTomc ase Caiduduna
lebi auwylianda, Svebis cremlebiT atirda. mas apaties! amxanagma mgelaZem, an kidev amxanagma Carkvianma, an su-
amieridan mas SeeZlo Camoexsna moRalatis Svilis mZime lac sxva didma kacma (cxovrebis scenaze didi kacebi
tvirTi... TiTqos kedlebs meti siTeTre SeeZina, cas me- wamdauwum Semodiodnen da gadiodnen!), roca marTalim
ti silurje, TiTqos maswavleblebi da bavSvebi ufro vaJkacurad dasWeqa: `stalin _ Cveno siWabukev, stalin
keTilni gaxdnen, moridebulni... `priutis~ direqtori _ mamav sayvarelo, Sen Segxaris, Sen gimReris madlieri

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saqarTvelo!~ an iqneb es leqsi _ `stalin! stalin! xalx- ratom unda efiqra cocxaliao, roca TviTon maro aTasi
Ta mamav, sayvarelze sayvarelo _ sul sxva eSxiT imzi- wlis dedabersa hgavda, Tumca CitiviT msubuqad ki tri-
reba dRevandeli saqarTvelo!..~ Tumca ra mniSvneloba alebda. `priutSi~ naxulobda nestoris SviliSvils. kvi-
aqvs, Seaqo vinmem marTali Tu ara, misi saxeli `priuts~ raSi erTxel talaxaZis quCasac aakiTxavda, saxls gamox-
gareTac gaJRerda da momdevno ormocdaTormetSi dar- vetavda, Tvals Seavlebda, xom araferi daikargao, me-
cxvenili da loyebawiTlebuli ymawvili komkavSiris zoblebs daubarebda, Tqveni Wirime, yuri aTxoveT, obo-
mdivnad gaamweses... ls rame ar daakldes, codoao...
dro iyo jaSuSebisa da diversantebis Zebnisa... marTlac yovelive xeluxlebeli daxvda marTa-
soxumSi Sendeboda vagzlis Senoba... lis, Tumca saxls mainc daetyo didi xnis upatronoba.
mongoleTs mokvda marSali Coibalsani... oTaxebSi sicivem daisadgura da saxeldaxelod danTe-
eqvs dazgaze muSaobda Zafis amoxvevis ostati ci- bulma cecxlma igi ver gaanela. Wers laqebi daaCnda.
ala Rlonti... yavari dalpa da wvimis dros wyali Camodioda.
mankieri romani dawera Salva dadianma... sxva gza ar hqonda obols, TviTonve unda miexeda
gamsaxurdias `mebrZol nacionalizms aSkarad yovelivesTvis, martodmartos unda aewyo cxovreba.
faSisturi elferi daetyo...~ unda SeSveboda efrosa da cacanaze fiqrs. eseni rom ara,
koreaSi generali rijuei taraknebsa da rwyilebs samyaros rigi mwyobrad hqonda Camowerili. yvelafris-
aomebda... Tvis Tavisi adgili mieCina. es qveyana piramidas hgavda,
`Zirs omis gamCaReblebi!~ (yvelani fexze dgebian. romlis wverze mzesaviT anaTebda didi beladi. pira-
mquxare, xangrZlivi taSi, romelic ovaciad iqceva. gais- midis romeliRac waxnagSi, mis qveda safexurebze Cai-
mis SeZaxilebi: gaumarjos amxanag stalins! amxanag sta- karga cacana da efro. es iyo tragikuli Secdoma, raic
lins vaSa!). yovel diad saqmes axlavs Tan. tataCis mkvlelobac tra-
1953 wlis zamTarSi marTali Toduas gamoeRviZa gikul SecdomaTa rigs ganekuTvneba, Tumca tataCi bra-
sakuTari saxlis WerqveS, stalinis mkacr Tvalebs See- liania, Ralatis wil sikvdili samarTlianicaa. oRondac,
feTa da, TiTqos Tavis dasacavado, uneblieT leqsis ori tvinSi vera da ver dalagda azri, rom samarTliani
striqoni CaiCurCula: `stalin _ xalxTa gazafxulo, msjavris aRmsrulebeli maincdamainc vava zarqua unda
mSobliuro dido stalin!~ yofiliyo, romlis TviT garegnobaSic tyis urCxuli
ikiTxeboda.
amoioxra marTalim, Tavs Zala daatana, Tbili lo-
2 gini daTmo. civ tanisamoss icvamda da aJrJolebda. kuT-
xesTan mivida, Spaleris naxevi gadaswia. iq `yazayiSi ga-
_ bikentis unda umadlode, Toloraias, saxli zeTi~ imaleboda. tataCis suraTi ukve aRar ekida ke-
rom daginarCunda! _ uTxra marom marTalis. delze. iqneb marom gadamala, anda bikentis xalxma wa-
mamida darikos martoasuli iyo maro. adre gaaT- iRo. es ki ver ipoves. marTali mamas daakvirda. ra undo-
xoves Turme da adreve daqvrivda, uSvilZirod darCa. da tataCis? vis uRalata an ras? ris gamo daimsaxura vava
marTalim arc icoda, cocxali Tu iyo mamida dariko, an zarquas tyvia?

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vavam wuxel moakiTxa. ezoSi ar Semosula, Robes pasuxi moismina, marTalisaTvis araferi uTqvams,
mklavebiT gadmoeyrdno da moacivda. yurmili dado da saqme ganagrZo. saqaRaldeSi furc-
marTali airia, ar icoda, ra eTqva. idga mdumared lebs akerebda.
da Sehyurebda Tavis mtersa da moZules. siwynare idga. albaT mTel qalaqSi es iyo yvelaze
_ bikenti gibarebs! _ ise gamoscra vavam, Txeli wynari da mSvidi dawesebuleba, mosawyenic ki. saocaria,
tuCebi arc Seurxevia. Tavisi mokle cxovrebis manZilze araerTxel mimxvdara,
uTovlo, sveli zamTari idga. marTalim bambura rom qalaqSi eSiniaT bikenti Toloraiasi, eSiniaT am wynari
gadaicva, Tavze yurebiani qudi Camoifxata. saxlisa. ra unda iyos aq saSiSi? visi unda geSinodes? Tavi
saaTi ar hqonda da arc is icoda, ra dros ibarebd- aswia da kedelze lavrenti berias Tvalebs SeefeTa... visi
nen. mereTs gacrecili, Talxi ca gadmomxoboda, qalaqs unda meSinodes da vava zarquasi, _ daaskvna TavisTvis...
usixarulo iers aZlevda. ratom iTmens bikenti moadgiled vavas? is, albaT, Semo-
talaxaZis quCa saxelwodebas amarTlebda. marTa- paruli mteria da cdilobs cixe Signidan gatexos...
lis aryofnaSi mas araferi dahklebia da arc araferi cdam didxans ar mouwia. kari gaiRo da bikentim da
Sehmatebia. dro TiTqos gaCerda. zogierTma mezobel- vavam kabinetidan ucxo stumari gamoaciles. ucxo wavi-
ma ver icno. patara, mocucqnul biWad axsovdaT, axla ki da, orni ki ymawvilis win gaCerdnen.
vaJkaci eTqmoda, saulvaSeze RinRli mosdeboda. vavas saxeze kunTi ar gatokebula. marTali mixvda,
ra undoda bikentis, risTvis ibarebda? an ase uceb am melotis SigniT, qoTanSi, Sxami da balRami ixarSeboda.
saidan Seityo ymawvilis dabruneba? maros naTqvamidan bikentis pirisaxezec ar gatokebula kunTi, oRond
axsovda da TviTonac grZnobda, bikenti rom ar iviwyeb- mkacri nakvTebis miRma lmobiereba amoikiTxeboda da mar-
da, TiTqos mfarvelobda kidec, magram, albaT, saSiSi iyo Talim suli moiTqva, gaumxeleli SiSi Sors gadamala.
es mfarveloba. _ a, Toduas biWi gvewvia! _ xeli CamoarTva biken-
manamde arasodes yofila am SenobaSi. WuWyiani tim, marTalis bavSvuri TiTebi daiWira da ar gauSva. _
quCis Semdeg moprialebuli kibe da parketi eucxova. gazrdilxar, dakacebulxar! _ gauSinaurdasaviT. _
grZlad dafenilma fardagebma da dermatinianma kareb- gcalia axla Sen?
ma ridi gauZlieres. karebis warwerebic krZalvas badeb- marTalim Tavi dauqnia.
da. TeTr fonze mkveTrad moxazuli asoebiT mxolod _ Tu gcalia, me da Sen erTad visadiloT!
inicialebi da gvarebi ikiTxeboda. Tanamdebobebi ar aRe- gasaocari da moulodneli iyo aseTi bikenti. TiTqos
niSnaT, amiT albaT ambobdnen, Cven yvelani Tanasworni Tavs uyadrebda ymawvils, gadaebijebina Tavisi civi siamayi-
varT, erT saqmes vemsaxurebiTo. ager karic _ `b. Z. saTvis... da es xdeboda am uxseneblis, vava zarquas Tval-
Toloraia~, Tamami, msxvili rusuliT da moridebuli, win. eWvi foriaqobda marTalis sulSi, ver gaego, ra Ta-
wvrili qarTuliT. maSi TamaSdeboda da bikentis xelidan TiTebi daiZvrina.
mdivan qals ar gahkvirvebia, skamze miuTiTa, Tvi- vavam, aqaoda sadili me ar mexebao, zurgi Seaqcia
Ton ki telefoni aiRo, riCagi daatriala da CasZaxa: biWs, mdivnis magidasTan daixara da CurCuli gauba. misi
_ amxanago bikenti, biWi movida! gamxdari da moRunuli xerxemali kobrisas hgavda.

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kibeze rom Cadiodnen, bikentim mxarze xeli daa- ferTvala rusis gogo, aravin uwyoda. bikenti eWvobda,
do, TiTqos eyrdnoboda kidec, Tumca nabijs axalgaz- meTvalyured xom ar momiCineso. tradiciulad TiTo
rdulad adgamda da xelis simZimeSic Rone igrZnoboda. rusi unda hyolodaT organos ierarqiul safexurebze,
manqanaSi Casxdnen, ukan marTali, bikenti ki mZRo- maradis meTvalyures erTi zedmeti Tvali aras awyenda.
lis gverdiT moTavsda. uceb Semobrunda da hkiTxa: eWviT Sexeda bikentim, magram didxans ver gauZlo cis-
_ Zalian giWirda, iq, sabavSvo saxlSi? feri Tvalebis JuJuns, ahyva cdunebas da daukrefavSi
ymawvilma mxrebi aiCeCa, TqmiT araferi uTqvams. gaiseirna. mere SeuZlebeli aRmoCnda xafangidan Tavis
cxadia, uWirda! ara SimSilis gamo, ara sicivis gamo... daRweva da arCia Sin hyoloda moyurade da amiT aecilebi-
aRar esmoda cacanas putuni, efros CaxleCili, mkacri na safrTxe, raic yovel Sinsaxkomels Tana sdevda.
xma da imitomac uWirda. guli romc gadaexsna am kaci- amasobaSi zinaida petrovnam lestambe gaaCina, me-
saTvis, yvelaferi romc eambna, viTom gaugebda bikenti re keke, iswavla CiqorTuli megrulqarTuli, Tumca
Toloraia marTalis gasaWirs? `doneseniebisaTvis~ rusulic kmaroda. amaebisa marTalim
_ me ar damviwyebixar, Tvals vadevnebdi Sens war- araferi icoda. kedelze lamazi, cqriala gogos suraTi
matebebs! rom dainaxa, ifiqra, keke rogor gazrdilao, magram sura-
marTalim Tavi daxara, frCxilebis Semowmebas Se- Ti zinaida petrovnas axalgazrdobisa aRmoCnda. TviTon
udga. sxvaTa leqsebis zuTxvas Tu eZaxian warmatebebs! zinaida petrovna faSfaSa, baraqian dedakacad gadaq-
netavi risTvis elaquceba? bikentisi mis Svils lestam- ceuliyo, roxroxebda, xmaurobda, ise Sinaurulad da
besac eSinoda, sxva biWebs _ miT ufro. axla ki marTalis safuZvlianad mokalaTebuliyo am saxlSi da ara marto am
toliviT esaubreba, Tavs uyadrebs... ra xeirs elis misgan? saxlSi, aramed mTel mereTSi, TiTqos aq daTesili da amo-
_ araferi warmatebebi me ar mqonia, leqsebs vi- suli xe yofiliyos, sulac ar grZnobda Tavs ucxo miwaze
zuTxavdi da eg iyo! _ ukmexad Seepasuxa, mouzomavad. Camoxetebulad, piriqiT, aqaurni eCveneboda ucxo-
bikenti gauCumda, viTomc ver SeamCnia mglis le- tomelebad da misi vali iyo, isini Tavis yaidaze moeqcia.
kvis es Rrena. _ vin aris es biCi? _ ikiTxa zinaida petrovnam.
_ Sen, mgoni, xatav kidec! sastumroSi iyvnen da marTalis uxerxuloba bo-
marTalim Tavi dauqnia, laparaki ar ewada. Wavda. kedlidan stalini da beria gadmohyurebdnen.
Toloraiebis saxli didi ki iyo, magram garegnobiT amaT pirdapir qosa ZRvibias jRani sifaTi Canda. mxat-
ar brwyinavda. ZRvibi moerida TanamoqalaqeTa SesaZlo varfotografs ucdia Seeferadebina, adamianisaTvis
Worebs, aqaoda mec xelmokled vcxovrobo da nacrisferi, daemsgavsebina, magram amaod garjila.
uSno yuTi wamoayuda, Tumca vinc SigniT Sevidoda, STabe- _ Zmakacis Svilia! _ civad Seepasuxa cols bikenti.
Wdileba umal Seecvleboda, radgan im dros qalaqSi `Zmakacis Svili!~ _ yurSi dagvianebul eqod Caesma mar-
iatakze parketi mets aravis ego, Werze aravis ekida WaRe- Talis. metad eucnaura es sityvebi. `Zmakaci~ mteri ver iqne-
bi, kedlebze iSviaTad Tu vinmes gaekra Wreli noxebi... ba, `Zmakacs~ tyviiT ar dasdeven, sasikvdilod ar imeteben.
zinaida petrovna TviTonac Sinsaxkomis veterani bikentim mxarze xeli gadahxvia, siRrmis karisaken
gaxldaT. saidan gamoCnda mereTSi es cxvirpaWua, cis- ubiZga, wamo, visadiloTo, Tan cols hkiTxa:

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_ bavSvebi sad arian? xeli CamoarTvi!.. es ras kiTxulob? _ ena mouCliqa kac-
lestambem Semoixeda am dros, Tvalebi gaufar- ma. _ u. Seqspiri, `romeo da julieta~... ho, ho, `an samwu-
Tovda. xaro sxva ambavi iqneba gana, romeosa da julietas amba-
_ veRar icani? _ Caixvixvina bikentim da marTa- visTana...~
lis es sicilic eucxova, ar egona, Tu bikenti saerTod kekem mamis SeTamaSebas yuri ar aTxova, stumars
icinoda. xeli uxmod gamouwoda.
Tavis droze lestambe klasSi yvelaze maRali iyo, `ratom keke?~ _ gaifiqra marTalim, mis nacnobebSi
magram zrda TiTqos Seewyvita. amasobaSi, age, marTali aravis erqva ase.
wamoewia. Zveleburad kvlav sinaTle gasdioda. `erTi yvelani sasadiloSi gavidnen. zinaida petrovnas
layuna vinmea!~ _ Seafasa marTalim. ukve aRar surda misi sufra rusul yaidaze gaewyo _ borSCi, moxarSuli kar-
galaxva, Tumca bavSvobis wyena SerCenoda. `mainc ratom tofili, kitris mwnili, Txlad daWrili Zexvi da Savi
vezizRebi? _ araerTxel ufiqria amaze. _ ra icis man puri... cxel wvnians madismomgvreli suni asdioda da
Cemi mSoblebis Sesaxeb? iqneb aq, am ojaxSi iTqva raime marTalis kuWi aewva.
iseTi, lestambes umwifar sulSi rom CaewveTa?~ simorcxve bolomde ver daeZlia. bambura Zlivs
lestambe zRurbls moSorda, zlazvniT wamovida gaiZro, skamis zurgze gadakida. tanze jerac `priuti-
da xeli uxalisod gamouwoda, TiTqos eSinoda, stumar- dan~ gamoyolili usaxuri Sarvalperangi ecva da ar ico-
ma rame ar miximandroso. da, ranairad damaluliyo. arada, kekem wigni buxris
_ akoceT erTmaneTs, Zveli megobrebi ara xarT?! Tavze Semodo da cxirwin dauskupda, ise mosCereboda,
_ bikenti erToboda ymawvilebis dabneulobiT. ucxo ram frinvels aTvalierebso. amitomac gauWirda
lestambes sigamxdrisagan loyebi Cascvenoda da ymawvils kovzis aReba, pirs ver axvedrebda.
marTalis kocna haerSi gamouvida. _ maS xatav, xom? _ gaaxsenda moulodnelad
_ keke sadRaa? keke! _ gasZaxa bikentim. bikentis.
gogona zRurblze Seyovnda. marTalim am yanCaSi marTalim Tavi dauqnia.
Zlivs amoikiTxa patara feria, `paltaratonkis~ Tavze _ ra daxate?
gafrenas rom lamobda. TeTri, gamWvirvale piriskani _ stalini davxate, beriac, molotovic, viSinski
hqonda, didroni Tvalebi... TiTqmis martoRa Tvalebi tribunaze...
iyo! es is asakia, roca gogonebi tans uceb aiyrian, jerac _ maladCina! _ CamCa haerSi gauCerda zinaida
dauxvewavni, uSnovdebian, raTa cota xanSi ymawvil la- petrovnas.
mazmanebad iqcnen. oRond amisi codna marTalis ara _ iqneb Cvenc dagvxato? _ bikentim eSmakurad
moWuta Tvalebi.
hqonda da misi faruli Sefaseba orWofuli iyo...
`kekes mamis Tvalebi gamohyva! _ gaifiqra mar-
gaSlili wigni gulSi Caexutebina gogonas, etyo-
Talim. _ cxviric...~
ba, wuTis win kiTxulobda.
_ ager kekes davxatav! _ dascda.
_ esaa Cveni keke! _ sazeimo kiloTi aRniSna bi-
kekes sicilma gaiwkriala. Zalian uxdeboda. Tva-
kentim. _ Sen albaT Zalze patara gaxsovs! modi, Svilo,
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`amnair civ saxlebSi ranairad izrdebian nazi go- _ CvenTan darCi! _ bikentim mxarze xeli mouTa-
gonebi, sakiTxavi ai es aris!~ Tuna. _ salaparako maqvs SenTan! axla ki samsaxurSi
_ magas ra unda? maimuns daxatav da keke iqneba! mimeCqareba!
_ CaurTo lestambem. _ mec unda camovide! _ aCqarda zinaida petrovna.
_ maimunis Tavi gabia! _ ar SearCina kekem. _ keke, akauroba mialage!
_ aba, daSoSmindiT! _ warbi Sehyara bikentim. `keke? stalinis dedas erqva ase!~ _ gaaxsenda mar-
am kinklaobam Cveulebrivi gaxada es ojaxuri ga- Talis...
remo, marTalis ridi moexsna...
ariqa ZaZua gaaxsenda... dResaswaulis wina dRes
skolis aivans rTavdnen girliandebiTa da yvavilebiT. 3
SuaSi, svetze stalinis suraTi dahkides. kukuri maswav-
lebelma ukan-ukan daixia, Tavi ganze gadaxara: mereTSi (da saerTod dasavleT saqarTveloSi),
_ a-aqeT leninis suuraTi rom gvqondes, _ mar- visac orsarTuliani saxli udgas, meore sarTulis kibe
jvena svetze miuTiTa, _ iiqiT beeriasi, _ marcxenaze pirdapir ezodan audis. zogjer meore kibeca aqvT, ukana
miuTiTa, _ kaai iqneba Zaalian! ezodan asasvleli. farTo aivnebi ician da ramdeni oTa-
_ magaze ioli raa, _ wamoayrantala ariqam, _ xicaa, imdeni kari. albaT imitomaa ase, stumari da moyva-
Cveni lestambe davkidoT da samive erTad iqneba! re, saidanac moiwadinebs, iqidan Semovides, Tavi Sinau-
bavSvebi axiTxiTdnen. lestambe galaxuliviT id- rulad igrZnos. araferi dafaruli am saxlebSi ar aris.
ga. wesiT kukuri maswavlebelsac unda gascineboda, mag- mezoblebi ise Semodian da gadian, karebze arc akakune-
ram igi wamoWarxlda, enis borZiki daaviwyda da savse- ben... Toloraiebis cixesimagre sul sxva yaidaze iyo
biT gamarTulad moixmo: agebuli. am nacrisfer yuTs ramdenime viwro fanjara
_ modi, biZi, aq! hqonda da winidan erTaderTi, mWidrod migmanuli kari.
ariqa zlazvniT miuaxlovda, Tan tolebisaken meore sarTulis kibe SigniTve CaeyolebinaT. ase ineba
aparebda mzeras, aqaoda, ra vTqvi axla iseTi, nuTu gax- ZRvibim, mtermravalma da windaxedulma kacma.
umrebac ar SeiZlebao? _ Cemi oTaxi zeviTaa! _ lestambem marTali Sida
kukuri maswavlebeli SekuntruSda, yurSi Caaf- kibiT meore sarTulze aiyvana. _ modi, raRaca gaCveno!
rinda da aqaCa. lestambes oTaxi patara senaksa hgavda. sawoli,
ariqas simwris cremlebi wamoscvivda. saweri magida da skamiRa eteoda. logini jariskacurad,
_ eeg vin gaswavla? koxtad gaesworebina. magidaze wignebi, rveulebi da
_ aravin, masw! sawerkalami wesierad ewyo.
_ iicode, ase Tu gaagrZele, koomkavSirSi miigi- _ sadme xom ar wamogcdeba? _ lestambe SeTqmu-
Reben ki ara, piionerebidanac gagabinZureben! liviT aCurCulda. _ mamam miTxra, sandoao, Tumca me
es SemTxveva gaaxsenda marTalis, undoda moeyo- meeWveba!
la, keke erTxelac gaecinebina, magram enas droze da- marTali gawiTlda, mxrebi Seaqana.
aWira kbilebi.
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_ Tu ar mendobi, nurc nurafers miCveneb! _ ar gamcem? _ erTxelac daeWvda lestambe, _
_ sando adamiani iSviaTia, _ Rrmaazrovnad ga- daifice!
nacxada lestambem, _ adamianTa umravlesoba gulis siR- _ RmerTirjuli...
rmeSi moRalatea. miecemaT sababi da uceb giRalateben! _ vava zarquas movpare!
_ Sen saidan ici? _ mohpare? _ piri daaRo marTalim.
_ Seviswavle! _ waitrabaxa lestambem, cdilobda _ ho! iSviaTad svams xolme da cotaze iTvreba.
STabeWdileba moexdina. _ Sen me ariqa ZaZua ar gegono, CvenTan daTvra, tvini eRrZo da ayalmayali atexa, aiCe-
anda duru gegia! ma, unda gavisroloo... mere waiqca, Zlivs avayeneT, es ki
_ ariqa ZaZua? _ gakvirvebiT CaekiTxa marTali. divanqveS Seucurda. meore dRes movida, gamomixmo da
_ erTic nagavia da meorec! _ qedmaRlurad moW- yurSi mkiTxa, xom ar ginaxavso... Tavi movikali, sad vna-
ra lestambem. _ Teqvsmetisani arian da Tavi bavSvebi xavdimeTqi...
hgoniaT... sxva biWebic! sul imaze gafacicebulan, burTi iyo am ambavSi raRac usiamovno, magram marTalim
rodis gaitanon da Wkuasust gogoebze ixiTxiTon! SurisZiebiT tkboba igrZno.
_ Sen raze xar gafacicebuli? _ rom gaigon, ras uzamen?
_ me? _ gawela lestambem, viwro Tvalebi miaci- _ kedelTan miayeneben! _ dabejiTebiT Tqva les-
va. rogor gansxvavdeboda kekesgan, vin daijerebda amaT tambem da uceb mZulvared daamata: _ axia magaze, mama-
daZmobas. `sul sxva sisxlisa da jilagisaa!~ _ gaifiqra Cems uTxris samares...
marTalim. lestambem ki dagemovnebiT gaimeora: _ me?.. _ Sen ra ici?
vemzadebi! _ me araferi gamomepareba! daakvirdi, Tu Sxami-
_ emzadebi? an kobras ara hgavs! emzadeba, emzadeba da uceb naxtomi,
_ ho, vemzadebi... ai! pirdapir cxvirpirSi... ar gamouvida! axla daCutuli
xeli Seyo leibis qveS da iqidan WuWyian CvarSi dadis, Tavs imkvdarunebs!
gaxveuli nivTi gamoaZvrina. Cvari Semoxsna, vercxlisf- _ maS Sen amisTvis emzadebi?
rad molaplape revolveri iyo. _ risTvis?
_ `valteria~? _ marTalis aRtacebisagan sunTq- _ vava zarqua unda daamarcxo?
va Seekra. _ saqme ise unda Sevutrialo, Tavisi Tavi TviTon
_ xom magaria? daamarcxos! _ CaixiTxiTa lestambem.
_ magaria! momakidebineb? `esec vava zarquaa, _ zizRiT gaifiqra marTalim,
_ ha, oRond frTxilad! _ kobra Sexvda kobras!~
marTalim saTuTad mohkida tarSi xeli, simZime es `valteri~ bavSvisTvis saTamaSoa, didisTvis
esiamovna. fanjrisaken gaiSvira da viTomc gaisrola. sasikvdilo iaraRi. Teqvsmeti wlis adamiani bavSvic aris
_ buh! da didic... zurgi Seaqcia lestambes, viwro sarkmelSi
_ frTxilad, tyvia pirSi aqvs! gaixeda... xexilis SiSveli totebi nestiT gajerebula.
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la... moeCvena wamier, rom cixeSia gamomwyvdeuli, aqedan _ didi mezRapre yofilxar, _ naZaladevad gaici-
arasodes gamouSveben... Cxakuni moesma da Semotrialda. na marTalim, _ erTi kilo kamfetiT ginda momavali
lestambes `valteri~ CvarSi gaexvia da kvlav lei- aiSeno?
bis qveS CurTavda. moixeda, didroni kbilebi pirSi ver _ yoveli didi mciresagan Sedgeba! _ lestambe
eteoda, tuCebs usvelebda. aSkarad tkbeboda Tavisi WkuiT. _ gaxsovs, me da Sen rom
_ vici, iaraRze fiqrob, _ lizRurad gaiRima, _ yve- viCxubeT? Zveli ambavia da nu miwyen! maSin ukve mqonda
la biWi iaraRze ocnebobs. CemTvis ki es mxolod rkinaa... mizani...
_ rkina? marTalis guli SeekumSa, bage gauTeTrda.
_ ho! gasrola rom movindomo, viRaca damaswrebs _ maSin me ukve vicodi, rom xalxis mtris Svili
da sicocxles gamomasalmebs. amitom me sxva iaraRiT iyavi, dedac antisabWoTa elementi gyavda, mamac...
SeviaraRdi, imis gasrolas kaci ver gaigebs, me ki sargeb- marTalim xmis amoReba ver SeZlo, TiTqos kbili
lis meti araferi Semxvdeba! kbils mieweba.
`rogor daWkvianebula, _ ukvirs marTalis, _ _ mere gavige, moRalate mama TviTon Cagibarebia!
brZenkaciviT msjelobs, oRond enis wveridan gvelis _ mee? _ Zlivs amoRerRa marTalim.
sibrZne gadmosdis. ratom cdilobs Cemi gulis mogebas? _ ho, amisi gaxseneba ioli araa, magram ra vuyoT!
adre vezizRebodi...~ mamaTa danaSaulze Svilebi pasuxs ar ageben! mamaCemma
_ mainc ra iaraRia iseTi? amixsna, Sen miginiSnebia, sadac unda eZebnaT tataCi To-
_ codna! _ TavdajerebiT Tqva lestambem. _ dua... kvals daadgnen da miimwyvdies kidec...
adamianTa umetesoba nagavia, oRond kaci imisia, Tavi an- marTalim sisuste igrZno, muxlebi moudunda,
gelozad mogaCvenos. sakuTari maxinji sifaTis danaxva TvalSi bindi Caudga, yurebSi bamba Caufineso, lestam-
sarkeSic aravis gauxardeba. vTqvaT, Sen ici, rom is kaci bes xma ZlivsRa esmoda.
nagavia, da nagavma, romelsac Tavi angelozad moaqvs, _ aseTi gmiroba pavlik morozovma Caidina... ra
gaigo, rom Sen is Seicani. ras izams am SemTxvevaSi? oRond mogivida?
ar gamamxiloo da Seni monamorCili Seiqmneba... _ araferi.
_ im nagavma rom aiRos da mucelSi dana gagiyaros? _ cudad xom ara xar? ager wamoweqi!
_ ra Tqma unda, esec SesaZlebelia. aviRoT, maga- xeli SeaSvela, sawolze wamoawvina.
liTad, igive vava zarqua. me vici, rom iman simTvraleSi _ ra mogivida?
`valteri~ dakarga. iman icis, rom me es vici. ese igi, mis- _ araferi! mciva!
Tvis saSiSroebas warmovadgen. me winaswar unda vicode, lestambem saidanRac palto gamoaTria, daaxura,
igi ras moimoqmedebs. vfiqrob, Cems mokvlas ar isur- skami gamoswia da dajda. mets ar laparakobda, an iqneb
vebs, axalgazrda var da suleli vgonivar. amitom laparakobda kidec, magram marTalis araferi esmoda.
xvalzeg kamfetebs momitans, an iqneb fotoaparati maCu- buranSi CaeSva, TiTqos oTaxSi nisli dadga. im nislSi
kekes Tvalebi gamoikveTa. jer Tvalebi dainaxa ymawvil-
qos, an jibeSi saxarji fuli CamiCxrialos...
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ravebda da usworo kbilebi mouCanda. albaT raRacas li qalaqi aqaa, ai, ase myavs gamoWerili. Tu movindome,
uxsnida, Tan ufro da ufro uaxlovdeboda... kekem misi vinac momeprianeba, imas Cavayudeb cixeSi!
Tavi Caixuta, aswia, pirTan Wiqa miutana. ylupi mosva mar- ambobda amas da qirqilebda. marTali pirdaRebu-
Talim, guli gaugrilda... gons moego. li Sehyurebda da Tavi zRaparSi egona. rodisrodis xma
oTaxSi keke ar iyo, lestambe dahyurebda gakvir- amoiRo da enis borZikiT SeekiTxa:
vebiT. _ maS Spioni xar?
_ Semcivda raRac! _ Tavi imarTla marTalim, lestambes wyena daetyo.
palto gadaiZro da wamojda. _ Spioni, imperialistebs vinc mieyida, isaa, Cems
_ ho, aq civa, palto moixure! saqmes ki dazverva hqvia!
_ araa saWiro! _ marTalis Sercxva Tavisi sisus- _ ar geSinia?
tisa. _ ho, marTla, Sen ambob, vicodio. maSin xom patara _ risi?
iyavi, TerTmetisa an Tormetisa, saidan gecodineboda? _ ase rom mende! vTqvaT, gavedi aqedan da mTel
lestambem Caiqirqila, viwro TvalebSi siamayis qalaqs movde es ambavi!
Suqma gakvesa, magidis ujra gamoswia. lestambes TvalebSi cecxli Cauqra, niri mainc ar
_ ai! Secvlia. ujra mixura da sazizRari RimiliT Tqva:
ujra gadatixruli iyo muyaos naWrebiT. moCanda _ vin dagijerebs! _ enis wveriT tuCebi moiloka
alfabetis asoebi anidan haemde. mWidrod elaga konver- da xmadabla ganagrZo: _ erT igavs mogiyvebi: warmoid-
tebi, zogi Txeli, zogic sakmaod sqeli. gine, rom ojaxSi stumrad brZandeboda Sinsaxkomis Tan-
_ ra aris es? amSromeli. kaci daTvra da am dros `valteri~ daekarga,
lestambem xeli Cayo. `z~s rigidan erTi konverti sadRac divanis qveS Seucurda. is revolveri orma ymaw-
amoaZro, zed ewera: `zarqua vava~. vilma ipova. ecnen da erTmaneTs ejajgurebian, ara, Ce-
_ Cemi gvaricaa? mia, ara, Cemiao... revolveri `buh~ da gavarda! erTi ymaw-
_ lestambem TiTebis swrafi moZraobiT amoaZro vili daiRupa, meore zis da cxare cremlebiT tiris...
sxva konverti, zed ewera: `Todua marTali~. erTi samareSi wevs, meore, raki uwlovania, mcire sas-
_ es ra, TamaSia? jels ixdis cixeSi, sadac dediko wamdauwum ugzavnis
_ ho, TamaSia! sxvebi burTs dasdeven, me ki amiT amanaTebs... gaige?
verTobi! aTi wlisam daviwye. dedam maswavla, oRond is gaigo marTalim, ra Tqma unda, gaigo! `nexvis Wia!~
ar icis, aq rom misi saxelicaa, mamikosic... _ gaifiqra amreziT...
_ veraferi gavige! _ wamoiZaxa marTalim. _ ras
niSnavs es konvertebi, ra devs SigniT?
_ Sen magas verc gaigeb! rac am konvertebSia, amas
hqvia `agenturuli monacemebi~. diax! viRacam qrTami
aiRo, viRacam kaci gaZarcva, viRaca antisabWoTa anekdo-
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_ es marTalis saCuqrad! _ sazeimod warmoTqva
4 bikentim da gazeTi Semoacala. saxatavi albomi aRmoCnda.
Tan patara kolofic axlda, Sig grafitis natexebi ido.
wasvla rom daapira, swored maSin mobrundnen bi- marTali gawiTlda, madlobis sityvebi Zlivs amo-
kenti da zinaida petrovna. RerRa. buxris kuTxesTan jorkoze Camojda. zurgiT
ymawvilebi buxarTan Tbebodnen. kekes wigni muxle- kedels mieyrdno. albomi gadakeca, qaRaldis TeTr pirs
bze edo da TvisTvis xmadabla butbutebda: `oi, romeo, o, xelisguli gadausva. sasiamovno sigrile igrZno. grafi-
romeo, sad xar romeo?..~ mamis danaxvisTanave wigni dake- tis natexi aiRo da miixedmoixeda, dafiqrda, mere kekes
ca da buxris Tavze Semodo. xeli dauqnia.
_ xom SeewyveT erTmaneTs? _ ikiTxa bikentim. _ mand dajeqi, sinaTleze! aqeTken moixede!
zinaida petrovnam kuStad Sexeda marTalis. sam- kekes loyebi auRvivda. skamze Camojda, farTod
saxuridan ugunebod dabrunda da jujRuniT Sevida gaxelili Tvalebi moapyro.
samzareuloSi. iq qvabebs autexa raxaruxi. marTalis mcire xniT daaviwyda bikentisa da lestam-
_ nu geSinia, rogorc quxs, ise ara wvims! _ Tva- bes arseboba. cota xans uyura gogonas. `Se uSno da gon-
li Caukra kacma marTalis. jo!~ _ moferebiT gaifiqra da pirveli ovali CamouSva...
ymawvili fexze wamodga, buxris amyols mieyrdno. diax, es kekes loyaa... ori, zeaweuli frTa gogonas war-
bikentim gaxda daiwyo. kekem labada CamoarTva da bebia... didxans, didxans xatavda marTali kekes didron
dasakideblad waiRo. Tvalebs, cdilobda sicocxle mieca, Savi grafitiT mo-
lestambem Ceqmebze utaca xeli, ejajgura, eja- xazuls cisferic ar dahkargvoda...
jgura, Zlivs waaZro. bikentim SvebiT amoisunTqa, fexe- bikenti uxmod ijda. marTali ver xedavda, rom
bi flostebs waatana. kacis pirisaxeze xan sinaTle gadaivlida, xan Wmunvis
_ uh, movkvdi kaci! Crdili... lestambe ver isvenebda, cmukavda, tuCebs enis
buxarTan mivida, cecxls mieficxa. wveriT isvelebda.
_ iseTi uJmuri amindia, gareT gasvla aRar mog- bolos gacocxlda ori Tvali... ufro ioli aRmoC-
indeba! zinaida petrovnas gadaedo, mgonia! e, CarTo mZi- nda wvrili Tmebis Camoyra Sublze, Tmis CanCqeris Camo-
me artileria! Sveba yuris eJvanze da iqamde, sadac kekes gamxdari mxre-
zinaida petrovnas, etyoba, qvabi Zirs gaugorda bi igulisxmeboda... grafitis erTi mosmiT Caaxata swori
da rusuli siuxviT iwyevleboda. cxviri, mamisagan memkvidreobiT miRebuli... advili iyo
_ Tu adamians jujRuniT unda gulis mooxeba, misi nikapis momrgvalebac, magram karga xans ewvala, raTa
nebaa! _ bikentim skami moswia da dajda. _ dajeqi, ras susti, morcxvi Rimili damCneoda bageTa kuTxes da co-
damdgarxar! _ marTalis mimarTa, mere lestambes miub- taTi gaxsnili tuCebis miRma usworo kbilebi odnavRa
runda: _ gadi, biWo, SemosasvlelSi Sexveuli devs da
dalanduliyo...
momirbenine!
Semobajbajda zinaida petrovna, Tvali gakvirve-
lestambe dauzareblad gavarda da wuTSi mobrun-
biT Seavlo buxrispiras dadumebulebs.
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_ ra mogividaT, kelexia? goneba dRes montekebisa da kapuletebis omiT iyo da-
marTalis xeli gauCerda, amoioxra, TiTqos gamo- kavebuli...
eRviZao, furceli frTxilad aaZro da kekes gauwoda. marTalim uxerxulad Caaxvela.
_ ha! _ Zia bikenti, SeiZleba SegekiTxoT?
bikentim haerSive Semoabruna, daxeda. bikentis saxeze mkacri simSvide efina. am simSvi-
_ auh, verc warmovidgendi, Cveni keke Tu aseTi deSi igulisxmeboda, saTqmeli gamozome, zRvars ar ga-
lamazia! dascdeo. zinaida petrovnam yuri cqvita. lestambem
daxeda zinaida petrovnamac. Cangali dado, TiTi pirSi Caido, raTa xorcis narCeni
_ martlac gavs! maladec, biCo! kbilidan amoeCiCqna. mxolod keke miirTmevda udarde-
bednierebisagan saxeaciskrovnebuli keke dabz- lad Tavis Talias.
rialda da akiskisda. _ vin aris vava zarqua?
lestambem naxats ena gamouyo. zinaida petrovnas lukma gadascda, xvelebiT
_ rac ginda Sealamaze, maimuni maimunad darCeba! Caicina:
_ maimunis Tavi gabia! _ ar SearCina kekem, fur- _ biCo, ar ici, vin aris vava zarkua?
celi haerSi aafriala da TikaniviT SekuntruSda. bikentim fiqrianad Sexeda ymawvils. mis TvalebSi
_ kai, nu gasuleldit, axla vaxSami vCamot! _ ikiTxeboda, migixvdi, Cemo marTali, Sen arc araferi
zinaida petrovnas guneba gamoukeTda. _ camodit, mo- dagviwyebia da daviwyebasac ar apirebo, TqmiT ki gaze-
mexmaret! Tis mowinavesaviT mozoma:
bikenti cecxls miaCerda, Tavis safiqrals CauR- _ vava zarqua erTguli stalinelia!
rmavda. marTalim mada ucbad dakarga. kompotiani Wiqa
axalgazrdebi dasaxmareblad daiZvrnen. marTa- gaswia da Txovnis kiloTi Tqva:
limac wamoiRo TefSebi, sufraze gaCnda wiwiburas fafa _ me awi waval, ha!
da axladgacxelebuli katletebi, wvrilad daWrili _ CvenTan darCi! _ bikentim gauRimari Tvalebi
kombostos mwnili, xilis Ciris kompoti... `mTlad ru- gauswora. _ talaxaZis quCamde Soria, gzaSi talaxiT
sul yaidaze cxovroben!~ _ daaskvna marTalim. `priut- amoiganglebi... darCi, adgili bevri gvaqvs!
Sic~ rusul yaidaze kvebavdnen, magram xandaxan maros _ darCi, biCo, adgili savse gvakvs! _ CaurTo zi-
Camohqonda sofluri ZRveni. naida petrovnamac...
Cumad vaxSmobdnen da am siCumem TandaTan sicive
Camoafina. igrZno marTalim, ucxoni isxdnen magidis irg- 5
vliv... coli eomeboda qmars... Svili eomeboda dedas da
mamas... mamam icoda, sad gadioda frontis xazi, magram bikentim gazeTi `komunisti~ gadaSala. pirvel
mowinaaRmdegeTa Zalas arafrad agdebda... marto keke gverdze generalisimusis didi portreti exata. iqve
iyo am saxlSi zRapreTidan Camofrenili Wreli Citi, ewera sxvadasxva mxareebidan mosuli cnobebi nairnair
romelsac am didi omisa araferi eCerCeteboda... misi warmatebebze. yvelaze didi miRweva, ra Tqma unda, vol-

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gadonis arxi iyo... `leninis arxiT gavida gemi, droSebi _ dedaCems ase moswons... daudgeba da cocxalsa-
frTebs Slis kididan kidiT, Cqefs volgadoni talRe- viT esaubreba... mec... _ keke portretis win dadga, Setyu-
bis CqefiT, gemi `stalini~ amayad midis...~ pebuli xelebi aswia da bavSvuri, akankalebuli xmiT Ses-
zinaida petrovnamac buStuka cxvirze saTvale Txova: _ dido stalin! iyav dRegrZeli da ukvdavi!
wamoikvexa da `pravda~ gaxsna. imaSic igive ambebi iyo gexvewebi, gadamirCine deda da mama! mianiWe maT janmrTe-
dabeWdili, oRond ufro CagemovnebiT da safuZvlianad. loba da didi xnis sicocxle! Wkua moumate Cems Zmas les-
gansakuTrebiT siamovnebda werilebi jaSuSebsa da mkvle- tambes! xeli momimarTe swavlaSi, Sromasa da cxovrebaSi!
lebze profesoreqimebis niRbiT. `es yovelive TamaSia!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim.
lestambe Tavis senakSi ganmartovda. iqneb sai- keke wamodga, seriozuli TvalebiT Semohxeda da
dumlo baraTebSi Sehqonda, Tu ra dascda mamas, ra da- wynarad Tqva:
arexva dedam da ra wamoayrantala dam... _ imas yvelaferi esmis, yoveli adamianis sawux-
kekem mklavze xeli staca marTalis. ari gulTan miaqvs!
_ wamo, naxati Cems oTaxSi davkidoT! _ esec dedam gaswavla?
igi dedasTan iZinebda, meore sarTulze, orad- _ ho, Zilis win aseTi sityvebiT exveweba!
gilian, farTo sarecelze, romelzec, albaT, kekes daba- `nu imeoreb dedis sityvebs! _ undoda eTqva mar-
debamde TviT bikenti iwva, magram mere an aqedan gaagdes, Talis. _ umjobesia julietas sityvebiT ilaparako!~ _
an TviTon gadabargda pirvel sarTulze da im dRidan xmamaRla ki ara uTqvams ra.
zeviT arc amosula... es yvelaferi kekem kibezeve Cau- kekem oTxi Wikarti ipova. naxati sawolis Tavze
kakla marTalis, gulubryvilo sixaruliT, rom dedis gaakres. im adgilze kedels susti bindi efineboda da
gverdiT asparezi TviTon darCa. naxatis keke ufro momxiblavi da idumali gamoCnda.
sakmaod farTo oTaxi qalisas ki ara ufro jarisk- _ wavideT?
acis sadgomsa hgavda. mis mkacr sicarieles sareclis kekem kvlav beladis portrets Sexeda... marTalim
zurgze gadakidebuli kekes Wreli kabebi Tu avsebda. gamoajavra, xelebi Seatyupa da viTom locva aRavlina:
Tvali oTaxis kuTxeze gauSterda. iq, momcro sa- _ dido stalin! iyav dRegrZeli da ukvdavi! ma-
Jurnalo magidis Tavze mooqrovil CarCoSi Casmuli povnine cacana da efro bebiebi! momeci didxans sicoc-
stalinis portreti ekida. did belads xelebi uflis xle da codna, Tu rogor vicxovro!
ZesaviT mietyupebina da maRla sivrceSi iyureboda. ioseb besarionis Zem Tavi odnav moabruna da Tvali
TavzeviT Saravandad mzis oqrosferi sxivebi iSlebo- CaupaWuna... am dros ukan gadavarcxnili Tmebi Seerxa da
da. portretze orive mxridan xaverdis wiTeli farda marTalis moeCvena, rom did belads pawia rqebi gamouCnda.
gadmoefineboda. magidaze momcro lampada idga, sanTe- damfrTxalma ymawvilma karisaken daixia. kekec
li bJutavda. gamohyva, oRond amas uCveulo araferi unaxavs.
_ ra aris es? _ gaocda marTali. buxarTan zinaida petrovna icdida.
_ stalinia, vera xedav? _ sad dagkavs es biCi? _ ukmayofilod uTxra
_ stalins vxedav, magram es fardebi, Saravandi, kekes. _ dacolis droa, cadi axlave, mec moval!.. biCo,
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bikentis marTlac eZina, misi oTaxidan msubuqi siTamame ar eyo. Cumad wamodga, bnelSi fanjris
xvrinva moismoda. saketi moZebna.
marTali sawolze Camojda, fanjaraSi mTvarem fanjara gaaRo. garedan nestiT gajerebuli si-
SemoaWyita. grile Semovida, dahburZgla.
gauxdelad wamowva. cioda. sjobda loginSi CaT- viRaca ukve kibeze Camodioda... lodinis dro
buneba, magram ver bedavda, radgan am did saxlSi raRac aRar darCa... marTalim iSvira fexi da fanjridan iskupa.
safrTxe imaleboda. frTxilad gaiqca meserisaken, Saraze gaZvra da
zemo sarTulidan zinaida petrovnas mZime fexis SvebiT maSinRa amoisunTqa.
xma moisma. mere misi CaxleCili reCitativi, albaT lam- mosaxvevTan kacma gaaCera, pirisaxeze farani moanaTa.
padis win idga da stalinis portrets esaubreboda. mere _ a, marTali Todua, Sena xar?
kvlav gaisma flostebis fratuni, sawolis zambarebi vava zarqua iyo is kaci...
aWrialda da saxlSi siwynare Camowva.
ra undoda, ratom darCa marTali am saxlSi?.. zina-
ida petrovnas igi aSkarad ar moswonda... arc marTalis 6
daxatvia es dedakaci gulis ficarze... aqeT lestambem
mousinja kbilebi... adamiani ver gaigebs, ra zraxva udevs lestambes WotiviT Tvalgaxelils eZina xolme.
bikentis gulSi. TiTqos efereba kidec, magram ratom mcire Zilic yofnida. arada, gvianobamde ujda magidas
unda moeferos kaci, romelic tataCis kvals daadga da da konvertebis TvalierebiT erToboda. ukve imdeni
vava zarquas xelSi revolveri Caudo... daugrovda, aseT samuSaos albaT seriozuli dawese-
fiqrisagan Tavi astkivda. buranSi CaeSva. ver buleba ver moabamda Tavs. aq iyo aRnusxuli mereTelTa
xvdeboda, sizmari iyo Tu cxadi. TiTqos raRac civi da didi da mcire Secodebani. kargad icoda lestambem, Tu
mZime daawva mkerdze, sunTqva Seukra... gamoeRviZa... ra simdidres flobda. WkuiT unda moexmara, Torem es
sicivisagan gaToSiliyo da akankalebda... sarkmelSi isev ujra udamcvelo xelyumbarasa hgavda, romelsac xels
ise iyureboda mTvare... zemo sarTulze viRaca dinjad gauSveb da agifeTqdeba...
daabijebda... dabadebiTve goniereba dahyva. akvanSi didxans ar
`vin unda iyos?~ _ smena daZaba marTalim. moucdia. Citis wona hqonda, magram aTi Tvisa TagviviT
mezobeli oTaxidan msubuqi xvrinva ismoda. Tavis dasunsulebda. wlisa enas atlikinebda. orisa bgera `r~s
oTaxSi zinaida petrovna fSvinavda. lestambesa da kekes ver ambobda, Torem bikentis mravalricxovan stumrebs
mCate nabijebs ara hgavda es ucnauri xmebi. iseTi rusulqarTuli ginebiT Seamkobda xolme, msme-
viRaca parketze daabijebda mZime, dinji nabijebiT. nelni siciliT ixocebodnen. sami wlisam `donosebs~ auRo
`nuTu?~ _ daujerebeli fiqri aekviata. gemo. dedis naTqvami sityvasityviT mihqonda mamasTan,
Zili sabolood daufrTxa. albaT halucinacia mamisa _ dedasTan. bavSvis eniT moCleqili sityvebi sa-
awuxebda, is xma mis tvinSi xmianobda. unda amdgariyo da sacilod JRerda, magram xandaxan iseTi ramec gamoereoda,
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debodaT. amas ki mohyveboda karga xniT cxviris CamoSve- gverdiT mezobels kikuli Ziguas jixuri moewyo
ba, mdurva da bolos civi Serigeba, radgan mizezTmizezi qofakisaTvis. dRisiT kars miuketavdnen xolme. bediT
Cxubisa ukve aRar axsovdaT. mere gaCnda keke da zinaida ukmayofilo ZaRli bnelSi ymuoda da guls awyalebda.
petrovna ver iclida mxolod biWisTvis, yurs ver ugdeb- RamiT gamouSvebdnen. ukana ezodan WiSkramde grZel
da patara mabezRaras titins. oRondac, lestambe ar jaWvs daaCxrialebda da misi erTi danaxvac sakmarisi
apirebda dedmamis TvalSi pirvelobis daTmobas, akvanSi iyo, qurds guli gaxeTqoda. lestambem katas xeli das-
Cakrul kekes xan bwkenda, xan cxvirSi lobios Setenida, taca, gulSi Caixuta. Tan efereboda, Tan yelSi mowolil
xan sawovaradan rZes TvalebSi Caasxamda. kekes Cxavili sicils ver ikavebda. guli ucnauri sitkboebiT evsebo-
casa swvdeboda da gacofebuli zinaida petrovna cicqna da, radgan mis xelSi momwyvdeuli katis fafuki, coc-
mtarvals sartyels mwared mounacvlebda. xali gorgali warmosaxvaSi ukve mkvdari iyo. katam je-
jalaTis sitkboeba pirvelad aTi wlisam igema, rac araferi icoda amis Taobaze da alersianad krutu-
roca mezoblis katas bartyi aarTva. albaT budidan iyo nebda. jixurs rom miuaxlovdnen, qofaks, albaT, suni
gadmovardnili, gasafrenad emzadeboda da balaxSi Caix- eca da awkmutunda. fisom igrZno saSiSroeba, tani zamba-
larTa, SiSisagan mTeli taniT TrToda da Wyipinebda. rasaviT gauxda, brWyalebiT perangSi Caafrinda. les-
katas kamara unda Seekra, roca lestambem daaswro. bar- tambem Zlivs moiglija ganwiruli cxoveli, jixuris
tyi mis xelSi gainaba, TiTqos ufro dapataravda. biWma kari gamoaRo, Sig kata moisrola da isev mixura... Tavzar-
ki mouWira, mouWira, pawawa, bumbuliani, rbili burTi damcemi Cxavili moisma, amas qofakis RrenaRmuili daer-
moWmuWma. bartyma erTic daiWylopina da niskarti Riad To. jixurSi sastiki tragedia datrialda da lestambes
darCa. lestambes xelisgulSi TandaTan gaqra siTbo, warmosaxvaSi yovelive ise gaTamaSda, TiTqos Tval-
sirbile da simCate. gaecina, msxverpli katas miugdo. naTliv xedavda... sikvdilis es xmebi alersad Caesmoda,
iman haerSive daiWira da buCqebSi SeZvra, raTa nadavliT idga da xiTxiTebda. am dros mouswro ZaRlis patronma
damtkbariyo. kikuli Ziguam, yurSi xeli Caavlo da ezodan gaaTria.
araerTxel gaxsenebia es wami lestambes, raRacna- amdens veravin gaubedavda bikentis Svils. biWis
irad tkbilad SeaJrJolebda xolme. mizezi am siamovneb- sisastikem gaacecxla kaci, Tavi ver moiToka. umal mixv-
isa TviTonac ver amoexsna. mogvianebiT, Tormetcame- da, Sors Sevtopeo. moindoma mifuCeCeba, biWis moTafl-
tisam sakenWavi gaakeTa da beRurebze gainadira. daxo- va, magram lestambem ar icoda sityva `patieba~.
cili Citebis danaxva aRar aRelvebda, raki es ar iyo nam- erTxel, roca yvelani samsaxurSi gaikrifnen, sko-
dvili mkvleloba, xelisguliT ver aRiqvamda sxeuli- lidan sxvaze adre dabrunebulma lestambem jixurs navTi
dan sulis ganSorebis wams. xorci xorcad ar uyvarda, gadaasxa da asanTs gakra.
monadiruli Jinisagan Tavisufali iyo da nanadirevs cecxli umal abrialda. qofaki SigniT afxakur-
gulgrilad gadauyrida SemoCveul katas. is ki amdeni da. SiSisagan jer aRavRavda, mere ymuili morTo, wuTis
pativiT ganebivrebuli, zedmetad daumegobrda. krutu- Semdeg ki es ymuili saSinel kivilSi gadaizarda, TiTqos
niT egebeboda, fexebSi Tavisi fafuki bewviT moexaxu- adamianis xma SesZenoda da vaebiT zecas Svelas SesTxov-
neboda... am siTamamem da qrTamis siyvarulma daRupa swored! da... lestambe Tavis ezoSi gadaxta, iq buCqebSi Caimala,

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iqidan uyurebda agizgizebul cecxls da xiTxiTebda... WiSkarTan `vilisi~ gaCerda. iqidan tyaviskurtakiani
jixuri Signidan gaskda, iqidan almodebuli burTi gamo- biZiebi gadmovidnen. lestambe am ambavs Tavisi fanjri-
gorda. Sesabralisi wkmutuniT igoriala da daeca... da- dan uyurebda da guli bagabugiT ucemda. man dainaxa, Tu
naxSirda... irgvliv myrali suni dadga da Savi ferfli rogor gamoiyvanes kacebma kikuli Zigua, rogor gasdia
daefina. tiriliT WiSkramde colma, rogor Rnaodnen misi bavSve-
kikuli Ziguam Tavze xeli Semoirtya, es amodena bi, erTi lestambes Tanatoli tuCia, samni ki amaze umrwe-
kaci bavSviviT atirda, samsaxuridan dabrunebul biken- mesni, mudam mSivrebi da titlikanani... uyurebda amaT
tis daudarajda da SesCivla. bikentim civad mousmina, lestambe da piri tkbili nerwyviT evseboda, xelebs if-
eWviT gaxeda jixuris namusrevs da SeekiTxa: `riTi daam- Svnetda da xiTxiTebda.
tkiceb, rom Cemi biWis namoqmedaria?~ kikulim katis am- im saRamos kikulis coli fexebSi Cauvarda biken-
bavi Seaxsena. bikentim mxrebi aiCeCa: `es sabuTi ar aris!~ tis, SesTxova, miSvele rameo. bikentim wamoayena, mxarze
mezobels zurgi Seaqcia. Sin SesvlisTanave qamari Seix- xeli mouTaTuna _ `damSviddi, osurpatoni! iqneb SevZ-
sna, lestambe grZel skamze wamoawvina da aTjer ise uS- lo rame!.. eh, ram gaasulela mainc es drouli kaci, ra
xuvla, biWis gamxdari dundulebidan sisxlma gamoJona. undoda antisabWoTa jgufSi, xom icoda, Tavze xels ar
tkivilisagan lestambe Rrialebda. zinaida petrovna gadausvamdnen!~ gulisjibidan fuli amoiRo, qals ZaliT
qoTqoTebda, magram bikentim egzekucia wesisamebr Caa- CaukuWa xelebSi... aseT danaSaulSi mxilebuls bikenti,
tara. `roca siglaxes sCadixar, kvali ar unda datovo!~ aba, ras uSvelida. werili mivida, Turme, organoebSi,
_ es sityva daugdo da gaSorda. `donosi~, sadac SaviT TeTrze ewera kikuli Ziguas ga-
kargad daimaxsovra lestambem mamis Segoneba. im Taxsirebis ambavi. mowafuri batifexuriT Sedgenil ano-
dRes sicxem auwia da erTi kvira logini xexa. zinaida nimur baraTSi partiisa da samSoblos uCinari keTi-
petrovna wuTiT ar moSorebia, cali TvaliT fardagze lismyofeli ZiguasTan erTad qalaqis ramdenime Tval-
moRoRiale kekes gahyurebda, Tan biWs Wkuas arigebda. saCino moRvawesac amxelda da, bunebrivia, isinic ver ga-
maSin pirvelad aamoqmeda lestambem Tavisi mTa- daurCnen organoebis risxvas.
vari iaraRi. ujridan amoiRo konverti, romelzec gamar- lestambem momdevno dRes Sin moiyvana daRvremi-
Tuli kaligrafiiT ewera: `kikuli Zigua~... egzekuciis li tuCia. zinaida petrovna borSCiTa da katletiT ga-
Semdeg skolaSi pirvelad rom wavida, mezobeli Sexvda umaspinZlda. Tavs aqeTiqiT aqnevda da oxravda: `ox, ox,
da dacinviT hkiTxa: `mogxvda, wie?~ lestambem wynarad ra knas axla sacodavma kalma da bavSvebma! ox, ox!~ les-
upasuxa: `ho, momxvda!~ koWlobiT midioda da kikulis Se- tambec TvalTmaqcurad xvneSoda da xandaxan tuCis
ecoda, Tavis gulSi apatia danaSauli. man ar icoda, biWis kuTxeSi lizRuri Rimili gaukrTeboda... sxva vin gabe-
gamwleul sxeulSi ranairi guli feTqavda da muStisto- davda gaubedurebuli Ziguebis TanagrZnobas, sxva vin
la, uferul TavSi ranairi azrebi lagdeboda. gauRebda ojaxis karebs, magram Toloraiebi uSiSarni
zustad wlis Tavze, roca katisa da ZaRlis ambavi iyvnen da amas qalaqi xedavda.
yvelas miaviwyda da kikuli Zigua cxovrebis optimistur albaT ver imarTla Tavi kikuli Ziguam, raki ukva-
gegmebs iwyobda, `mziur momavals Tvals usworebda~, lod gaqra. gasacodavebul meuRles ki uTxres, gasaxle-

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bulia miwermoweris uflebis gareSeo. keTilismyofelma marTalis gaukvirda. ver warmoedgina vavas sevda,
bikentim mezoblurad urCia, ise icxovre, TvalSi aravis raic keTilSobilTa Tvisebaa, borotebis am WurWels ki
eCxirebodeo. rogorRa ecxovraT? sad unda eSovaT puri xelis aukankaleblad SeeZlo kacisaTvis yeli gamoeWra.
arsobisa? im droidan tuCia Zigua skolaSi ar wasula. warmoidgina kidec, TiTqos dana yelze dausve-
Cxeriis piras, xidTan idga xolme, satvirTo manqanebis so... warmosaxva imdenad cocxali iyo, kinaRam Sehyvira.
mZRolebs elodeboda, xuT maneTad urecxavda `palta- _ ra mogivida, gciva? _ TanagrZnobiT hkiTxa
ratonkebs~... amiT Tavis patara daZmebs ver gamokvebavda vavam. _ ra wagiyvans axla talaxaZis quCamde. modi, cota
da erTxel gabeda, bazarSi muStars jibeSi ori TiTi Cau- xans CemTan gaTbi!
cura, erTbaSad xuTi Tumani iSova... mere araerTxel una- amas yvelaze nakleb moeloda marTali, daibna,
xavT, botanikuri baRis bnel kunWulSi yomars rom ago- uari ver moaxerxa, arc icoda, Tu sad cxovrobda bnele-
rebda biWebTan. tuCia Ziguam moZebna Tavisi saarsebo wya- Tis es urCxuli.
ro, lestambes ujraSi ki gaCnda morigi umarko konverti, _ me aqve vcxovrob! _ TiTqos nafiqrals miuxv-
romelsac garedan ewera _ `tuCia Zigua~. dao, ise Tqva vavam, Tan morcxvad daumata: _ ici, oblad
gavizarde, axlobeli aravina myavs da marto var!
mis sityvebSi tkivili gaJRerda da marTalis guli
7 gaorda. mis win tataCis mkvleli idga, magram igi oboli
da martosuli iyo da RamiT, quCaSi, martooba erekeboda.
marTalis gaaJrJola. vava zarqua iyo misi erTa- TviTonac kentad darCenils esmoda martoobis gausaZli-
derTi mosisxle mteri dedamiwis zurgze. amave dros igi si tkivilisa da TanagrZnobam guli moulbo.
iyo `erTguli stalineli~. es ori ram erTmaneTisaTvis saxli komunaluri aRmoCnda, orsarTuliani da
ver SeeTavsebina. aseTi gaoreba abnevda, lariviT awyo- rvabiniani. meore sarTulis binebs kibeebi calcalke
bil warmodgenaTa sistemas ungrevda. hqonda da vavam bnelSi gasaRebi aaCxakuna, naTura gada-
_ a, marTali Todua, Sena xar? _ hkiTxa vavam da mewvao, moibodiSa.
misi xma iyo Cveulebrivze Cveulebrivi. mis kiloSi arc rusuli yaidis winkarSi taSti gaxriginda. xelsa-
mtroba ismoda, arc mZulvareba, TiTqos am gviani RamiT banSi wyali mowanwkarebda. vava win gavarda, sinaTle aan-
qalaqis cariel, WonWyo quCaSi axlobels eZebda da Sexv- To. winkars oTaxi mosdevda da martokacis mouwyobeli
da kidec. yofis suraTma marTalis afiqrebina, viRaca Cemze uare-
_ diax! _ moWriT Seexmiana marTali, nabiji ukan sad cxovrobso.
gadga, magram vavam mklavSi xeli Caavlo da Caiwuwuna: kustarul eleqtroRumels Semousxdnen da mar-
_ rogor civa, es oxeri! Sen albaT ToloraiebTan iyavi! Talim pirdapir axlaRa Sexeda Tavis sabralo mters.
_ diax! _ eqosaviT Seepasuxa marTali. guli erTi muWa gauxda. Sinauruli vava autanlad maxinji
_ ra sicarielea! _ mowyeniT Tqva vavam. _ mTel eCvena. mtroba, SiSi, zizRi da siZulvili erTmaneTSi
qalaqs sZinavs, Cven ki quCaSi davdivarT... martodmar- aeria da Tavgza aebna.
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_ Cai davlioT! _ maspinZelma Caidani Rumelze li, Cemnairi ZaRlic ki, pirveli aRmoCndeba! oRondac,
Semodga da gaxurebul spirals siciviT dawiTlebuli, belads auracxeli mteri hyavs da Cven unda mxarSi amo-
kvanjRara TiTebi miuSvira. vudgeT!.. me namdvil stalinels ynosviTa vgrZnob, ise
marTalim mzera aarida. var dageSili!
_ vici, rasac fiqrob Cemze! _ Tqva vavam uxali- _ tataCi mteri iyo? _ mRelvared hkiTxa marTalim.
sod. _ gZulvar! netav, vis vexatebi gulze! iseTi bedi _ mteri iyo! _ TeTri, TiTqosda librgadakru-
maqvs, yvelas Tavis mteri vgonivar!.. ki, me vesrole mama- li Tvalebi miaciva vavam. _ tataCi ar SeiZleboda, mteri
Sens. magram, rogor fiqrob, ra sargeblis gulisaTvis? ar yofiliyo! is sxvanairi iyo, sxva gzas eZebda, gza ki
Sen ggonia, piradi mtroba mqonda?.. me sulac ar vicnobdi erTia! Sen ara xar mteri, me es vici! Seni guli jerjero-
tataCis. arc is vici, ratom emaleboda mTavrobas. mibrZa- biT Cems ritmze feTqavs... mere ar vici, ra moxdeba!.. ai,
nes da vesrole! dRes Sen ToloraiebTan iyavi, fxizeli TvaliT Tu Sexe-
_ roogor! _ xmis kankaliT ikiTxa marTalim. de yovelives?.. bikenti?.. vgrZnob, xandaxan mourbi-
_ me xom adamiani ara var! _ gesli gamoikveTa va- lebs, generalur xazs ascdeba, es ki saSiSia...
vas xmaSi. _ Tqven yvelani ybedobT momavlis diad sazo- _ zinaida petrovna stalinze loculobs!
gadoebaze, oRond es sazogadoeba sxvam unda mogarTvan _ vici, zinaida petrovna namdvili stalinelia,
xonCiT. ase ar gamova! viRacam unda itvirTos Savi samu- magram cotaTi giJia! stalini adamiania, diadi, ukvdavi,
Sao, viRacam unda gawmindos yana sarevelebisagan!.. me magram mainc adamiani.
makisria es saqme! me adamiani ara var da Cemi suli amiT _ keke?
ar damZimdeba! me ZaRli var, qofaki, patroni SemiZaxebs _ keke gulubryvilo bavSvia, jer araferi eCe-
da viszec mimiTiTebs, imas vecemi yanyratoSi! rCeteba. is axladamosuli CiTilia da kacma ar icis, mis-
gamtknarebuli usmenda marTali. nanobda, SiSsa gan ra mcenare gaizrdeba, iqneba mavne sarevela aRmoC-
da cnobiswadils rom damorCilda, bneli RamiT sikvdi- ndes!
lis am aCrdils Sin wahyva. _ lestambeRa dagvrCa! _ marTalis xmaSi gaRizi-
vava zarquam civad, Semazrzenad gaicina. aneba igrZnoboda.
_ megobari me ara myavs, ZaRlisa da sisxlis suni _ modi, ra giCveno! _ vava dauzareblad wamoxta.
mdis da vin memegobreba! qalic amitom ar momyveba! me kuTxeSi xis ubralo taxti idga da saxuravi axada. Zvel,
martosulad sanadirod gamosuli veluri ZaRli var... dafxrewil sabanze gverdigverd ramdenime revolveri da
erTaderTi patroni myavs, didi stalini! _ vavas Tvale- SaSxana ewyo. _ lestambes hgonia, ar vici rom Cemi `val-
bi uceb gabrwyinda, TiTqos TeTri sanTlebi dainToo, teri~ aqvs. ymawvilia da erToba!.. gaerTos! vici, isic
Sig fanatikuri, giJuri cecxli aciagda. _ diax, is wmin- ZaRlad izrdeba, oRond Zuknad... Zukna ufro avia, mSiSaraa
da da maRali kacia, erTaderTi adamiani, vinc kacobri- da imitomaa avi! lestambe avic iqneba da dedalic! Tavisi
obaze zrunviT aRamebs da aTenebs. is Wvrets yovelives mokle WkuiT hgonia, rom xafangSi gamaba. egonos! is `val-
_ warsuls, awmyosa da momavals!.. kacobriobis xomal- teri~ me arc maweria, SemiZlia davamtkico, rom saerTod
di mihyavs diadi xvalesaken, sadac yvelaze ukanaskne- ar mqonia... anda iqneb me gangeb mivugde! SemTxveviT

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gauvardeba da iqiT meyoleba gamoWerili, isic da Tolo- fanjarasTan, xis kasrSi kaqtusic ki izrdeboda, formiT
raiebis mTeli ojaxic... hi, hi... _ viTomc gaixumra. rom ulvaSian stalins mohgavda.
`saidumlos TavisTvis ar itoveben... jer lestam- vavas feri moeca, TiTqos saRebavTa siWrele gada-
be, mere es... _ gaifiqra marTalim, _ ratom? an Wkuamok- edoo. biusts mxarze xeli mousva da nazad Caikrutuna:
le vgonivarT, anda marTlac pavlik morozovi... ZaRlebis _ esaa Cemi simdidre! amaSi mexarjeba mTeli xel-
xrova! _ gulze brazi moawva. _ amaT me Tavisi jilagisad fasi! zogi Zviri mijdeba, zogsac ufasod vSoulob! ai,
mivaCnivarT, TavianT siaSi Camweres!~ es, magaliTad, brinjaoa, maCuqes! eseni ki, _ sakmaod
magram ra iyo es sia? bevrze gadaatara xelis mtevani, _ xalxis mtrebis ojax-
WeSmariti stalinelebi varTo, amtkiceben. mereda, ebidan wamoviRe. beladisaTvis Seuracxyofaa, rom misi
marTali Toduac xom WeSmariti stalinelia, oRond rogor suraTi inaxebodes imaTTan, visac yvela kanoniT Subl-
unda moTavsdnen is da vava, is da lestambe erT siaSi? Si tyvia ekuTvnis!
karga xania Cai aduRda, wyali orTqlad iqca. `vis ekuTvnis SublSi tyvia? _ rikoSetiT gasxl-
ta marTalis TavSi. _ ici, Sen, vava zarqua, vis ekuTvnis
_ Cai davlioT? _ axlaRa gaaxsenda vavas.
SublSi tyvia?~
marTalim Tavi gaaqnia.
marTalisagan ekuTvnoda vava zarquas SublSi tyvia,
_ gvianaa, unda wavide!
magram marTalis arc amisi survili hqonda, arc Rone...
_ moica, raRac unda gaCveno!
_ jer sadaa, _ SeTqmuliviT aCurCulda vava, _
marTali daiRala, ymawvils ukve arafris naxva ar
qalaqSi, Ria cisqveS gamofenas movawyob, mere muzeumsac
ewada, magram uari ver Sehbeda. davaarseb...
_ aqeT modi! _ vavam oTaxis siRrmeSi mwvane kari amdeni dumili ar SeiZleboda da marTalim guls-
SeaRo. gareT Tqva:
iqidan samariseburma sicivem Semoabija. _ stalini xom mereTSi arasodes yofila?
marTali WoWmaniT mihyva. sakmaod did oTaxSi aRmoCn- vavam eWvianad Sexeda, naTqvami ar moewona.
da... yoveli mxridan erTbaSad asma stalinma Semohxeda. _ stalinis samSobloa mTeli dedamiwa, igi yvel-
_ xom magaria? _ ikiTxa vavam. gan daibada. amitom stalinis muzeumi unda iyos yovel
marTlac rom! kedlebze mijriT ekida uamravi su- qalaqsa da sofelSic. albaT asec moxdeba, oRond mTava-
raTi da plakati, xelisdadeba adgilic ar darCeniliyo. ria, sxvebma ar dagvaswron. mereTSi iseT muzeums wamov-
aqedan da iqidan icqirebodnen didi da patara stalinebi... WimavT, gorelebi SuriT gaskdebian!
bavSvi soso, seminaristi soselo, koba cixesa da cimbirSi, _ wavedi aba! _ mtkiced Tqva marTalim da kari-
gauparsavi da gaparsuli, iosebi jariskacur SinelSi da saken gaemarTa.
generalisimusis kitelSi... fermwerebsac bevri umu- vavas mklavebi uRonod Camoucvivda, wamSi patara,
SavniaT da grafikosebsac, xeze amomWrelebsac da mqso- ususuri da gonji gaxda. stalinebis uTvalavi mkacri
velmqargvelebsac... kedlebis gaswvriv, pirdapir iatak- mzeris qveS TiTqos mTlad miilia, gauferulda, gaqra...
ze Camomwkrivebuli iyo sxvadasxva zomis qandakebebi da `igi ZaRlia, _ fiqrobda talaxaZis quCis WonWySi
biustebi, mtkavelis odenebic da naturaluri sididisac. mimavali marTali, _ igi ZaRlia da patronis SeZaxilze
yanyratoSi ecema Tundac udanaSaulos!~
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sinaTle yvelgan Camqraliyo da kunapetSi gaCere- buxarSi cecxli enTo, oTaxs siTboTi da mewamu-
bul marTalis gonebaSi ucnauri azri amoutivtivda: li SuqiT avsebda.
`me rom mibrZanos... didma stalinma rom mibrZanos, dedaberi jorkoze ijda. CitiviT daleuls zurg-
aiRe es `valteri~ da tyvia SublSi miaWede Sens mters vava ze mozrdili kuzi ajda da Tavis maRla aweva uWirda.
zarquaso...~ Cumad fSutunebda.
guli ucnaurad auCqrolda, sakuTari fiqrebisa _ maro mamida, rogorRa CamoaRwieT? _ xmadab-
SeeSinda... la SeekiTxa marTali.
ukve Sin mieRwia. gakvirvebulma aixeda, aivanze _ koleqtivis manqanas gamovyeviT, Soferma kabi-
Wraqi krToda... naSi Caisva. diliT isev gamogvivlis da wagviyvans!
dedaberi Seirxa, Zilburanidan gamoerkva.
_ moxvedi, maro? biWi moiyvane? aba, damanaxe,
8 enacvalos dariko mamida!
ZlivsRa CifCifebda, magram sityvas bgeras ar ak-
_ romeli xar? _ maros xma icno, gauxarda. lebda.
_ me var, maro mamida, ar SegeSindes! marTali buxarTan mivida, dedabris win Caimuxla.
_ sad daikarge, Svilo, guli gamiwyalda, ra ar xorcisgan mTlad dacliliyo, wvrili naoWebiT
vifiqre! daqselili kani gadahkvroda pirze. warbebi Camozr-
_ saqmeze viyavi! _ banze augdo marTalim. doda, Rrmad Cacvenil Tvalebze Camofarcxoda. daWmu-
maro kibis Tavze idga, xelSi Wraqi eWira da meo- Wnil tuCebs miRma orisami kbili kidev SerCenoda.
re xels Sublze iCrdilebda. xeli wamoiRo, Tavze Seexo marTalis, loyaze
_ denic gaTiSula! Camoucura. TiTebi gamxmar tots miugavda.
_ eh, Svilo, magas ukve miveCvieT, dRe da moswreba _ jvari gweria, nena! nestors gvanebixar, cxo-
Wraqis Suqze ara varT?.. fexs auCqare, stumari gelodeba! nebuls! Cem win dajeqi, jorkoze, Semogxedo! maro, Wra-
_ vin stumaria? _ didad ar gaxarebia ymawvils, qi moitane, buxarTan dadgi!.. Tvals damaklda, nena, yur-
daRlili iyo, Zili ewada. sac damaklda, Cemi asakisa qva ar gdia Cxeriis piras...
_ amiCema, ise rogor movkvde, Cemi nestoris Svi- davaviwydi, albaT, miqelgabriels, ara da ar gaiTxara
liSvili da tataCis Svili ver vnaxoo! CemTvis samare... ise movibRunwe, kuboSi ver Camawvenen...
_ mamida dariko? _ saxtad darCa marTali. _ nestor babua Tu gaxsovs, dariko mamida? _ ufro
_ ho, mamida dariko! _ gamoajavra marom. _ ra imitom SeekiTxa, sikvdilze laparaki Seewyvetinebina.
iyo, ra Seicxade? _ akvans vurwevdi, nena! angelozi bavSvi iyo, ci-
_ ramdeni wlisa iqneba mainc? _ CurCuliT hkiTxa. dan varskvlavebs wyvetda. aseTebi sicocxlisaTvis
_ as ocdaaTisa Sesrulda, mgonia, _ CurCuliTve ibadebian, nena, sixarulisaTvis ibadebian, magram codvi-
upasuxa marom, ver gaigebdi, ixumra Tu simarTle Tqva. ani gvari gvaqvs, eSmaki ibudebs Cvens sulSi, gvacdu-
_ auh! _ marTalim qali win gaatara. nebs... RmerTo, Sen aacile Cemi marTali codvis gzas!

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dedaberma pirjvari uRonod gadaswera marTal- JamSi gadmoedineba, maradis arsebobs da yovel adami-
is, iyuCa, marom ki dro ixelTa, yurSi CasCurCula ymawvils: ans ZaluZs gaiTavisos, misi pirvelaRmomCeni gaxdes...
_ mag xnis qals Wkua arc moekiTxeba, Svilo, Cvens _ jer kidev marTalia gadascda WeSmarit gzas,
gvars cudi aravisTvis SeumTxvevia, codvianebi rad _ kvlav aCifCifda dedaberi, _ daaviwyda, RmerTma rac
viqnebiT? daanaTla. RvTis kacad gaCenili win ver aRudga cdu-
dariko mamida TvaldaxuWuli fSutunebda. mar- nebas, iaraRs mokida xeli...
Talim ifiqra, CaeZinao, magram dedaberma Tvalebi mZi- _ ki magram, dariko mamida, is xom batonymobas au-
med gaaxila da Svils CxiriviT wvrili TiTiT daemuqra: janyda! _ ver moiTmina marTalim. _ utu miqavam, koCi
_ dariko ise ar mokvdeba, Wkuas maros daesesxos. Toduam da marTaliam gmiroba Caidines!
soflidan imitom Camovedi, biWs velaparako. vici, aqedan _ gmiroba? _ dariko TiTiT daemuqra uxilav lan-
waval da movkvdebi kidec! satiralSi nu Camoxval, nena, debs. _ kargad maxsovs is dro. erTi kardali RomisaTvis
awi me dasatirebeli ara var! kaci Svils yidda Turqze... gmiroba!.. kacis kvla araa
_ ki magram, iseTi ra codva gvawevs, dariko mamida? gmiroba!.. gapartaxda, daiqca qveyana, daixocnen udanaSa-
_ es qveyana, nena, RvTis baRia. imitom movdivarT, uloni, qristes kravebi. sicocxle ise gaWirda, mkvdrisa
igi kidev ufro davamSvenoT. Cven mebaReebi varT, nena, SegSurdeboda... maxsovs, maxsovs!.. _ Tavi Caqindra deda-
RvTiT dadgenili wesiT vuvliT mis mier gaCenil yvavi- berma, misi naTqvamis gageba gaZnelda. _ cxovrebaa gmiro-
lebsa da xils. amiT vSoulobT sazrdos da vaxalisebT ba... ojaxs mouaro, Svilebi daapuro, saqoneli ar dawy-
wuTisofels. magram eSmaks ara sZinavs, nena, eZebs gulz- vito, xe gaaxaro, gazafxulze daTeso da Semodgomaze
viadebs, acdunebs da isinic ujanydebian RvTis dadgenil moimko, esaa gmiroba!
wessa da rigs... asea, nena, es! _ yvelam ase Tu imsjela, revolucia ar moxde-
marTali Cumad usmenda. mis sulSi ibadeboda pro- boda da Zveleburad mefe gveyoleboda!
testis grZnoba. cxadia, SeeZlo SehkamaTeboda, eTqva, _ riTi iyo cudi? _ ikiTxa dedaberma. _ zRva
es yvelaferi legendaa, zRaparia. msgavsi araferi uwe- sisxli daiRvara da risTvis? mag Sens lavrentias erT
ria marqssa da engelss, leninsa da stalins, magram Rir- Txas ar mivabarebdi, kargad maxsovs ra gafuWebuli ka-
da ki kamaTi asocdaaTi wlis dariko mamidasTan, romel- cic iyo!
mac amdeni weli ise galia, ar icis, rom arsebobs teleg- _ ras ambob, mamida? _ SeSinda marTali.
rafi, amerikaSi ki, Turme televizoric, sadac aTasobiT _ ki, ki! mag sosoia wamxdari Saragzis yaCaRi iyo
kilometrze adamianis cocxali gamosaxuleba gadaice- swored!
marTali ucbad ver mixvda, vin iyo sosoia wamxda-
ma... amdeni rame ar icis dariko mamidam, akvnis bavSvivi-
ri, magram roca naTqvamis azrs Caswvda, gaugonari
Taa, magram mis damWknar bageebs scdeba ubralo, gulu-
mkrexelobis gamo sunTqva Seugubda.
bryvilo sityvebi, romelTanac SekamaTeba SeuZlebe-
_ kargi ra, deda, nu ici ageTebi, vinmem rom gaigo-
lia... es sityvebi wignebidan ki ar modis, saidanRac, So-
nos, dagviWeren kidec! _ Seutia marom.
reuli siRrmeebidan amoizrdebian... es ar aris konkre-
_ damiWeren? _ dedaberma mokled CaixiTxiTa,
tuli adamianis azri, es aris azri TavisTavadi, Jamidan
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dedaberi cixeSi... mere gayuCda da mkafiod warmoTqva: TeTri kiteli, zogsac generalisimusisa... daseirnobd-
_ cacana daiWires da efro, ucodveli sulebi... _ Tavi nen es stalinebi da erTmaneTTan maslaaTobdnen... uceb
Camouvarda da msubuqad afSutunda. kekem gairbina, stalinis Ceqmis sididisa arcaa. Tavgza
_ ase icis xolme, daiRleba da iZinebs, _ Tqva ma- aubnia amdenma Ceqmam da wiTelkantebianma Sarvalma. `ar
rom, _ gviania ukve, unda davawvino! daabijon!~ _ SiSiT gaifiqra marTalim da swored maSin
_ uh, SemeSinda kidec! _ gamotyda marTali. gadmodga nabiji Ceqmebianma stalinma... Sehyvira mar-
_ Semogevlos mamida, am laparakSi vaxSami dama- Talim da gamoeRviZa.
viwyda! _ marom baliSidan xelsaxocSi gaxveuli sulu- jerac bneloda. maro amdgariyo da buxarSi
gunCawyobili Romi gamoaZvrina. cecxls aRvivebda.
_ ar mSia, diliT SevacxeloT da visauzmoT! _ _ gagaRviZe, Semogevle? _ hkiTxa.
marTali kvlav dedabris naTqvams utrialebda da mTe- marTalim pasuxad raRac Caiduduna da kvlav Cae-
li arsebiT cdilobda uareyo. Zina, CaeSva Cvilis usizmro ZilSi, romelsac Sveba da
arc erT wignSi, gazeTSi, JurnalSi ar waukiTxavs ganaxleba moaqvs...
augi revoluciisa, stalinisa da berias ase Sinaurulad
gaTaTxva xom warmoudgeneli ram iyo. `marTlac gamo-
CerCetda, imdeni xnisaa!~ _ sibraluliT Sexeda Jamisa- 9
gan daleul qals.
daRlili ki iyo, magram didxans ver daiZina. es bikenti Toloraiam sauzmis dros mouswro. bux-
erTi dRe SesaZlebelze mets itevda. ramdeni ram gaxda ris piras patara tablas usxdnen. wuxandeli Romi mia-
ficxes nakverCxlebs da yvelTan Seeqceodnen. ufro
naTeli, ufro metma ki goneba aubnia. kiTxva uamravi da-
marTali miirTmevda, raki marom umadoba moimizeza,
ebada, pasuxebi ki ver daZebna. ratom eswrafvis bikenti
dariko mamida ki Turme dRegamoSvebiT Tu mosusnida
mis siaxloves? viTom mSoblebTan adrindel megobro-
cicqna yvelsa da Roms.
bas uxdis xarks? ratom moisurva lestambem masTan da-
_ Cemi Talia, nena, me ukve mivirTvi, _ ase auxsna
zaveba? ratom eZebda vava zarqua mis TanagrZnobas? ra
marTalis, Tan moferebiT mklavze xeli Camousva, _ awi
akavSirebT erTmaneTTan am gansxvavebul adamianebs da
Cemi sicocxle ise bJutavs, rogorc mileuli sanTeli...
mraval sxvasac?.. mxolod stalinis Tayvaniscema? ra-
saWmeli me rad minda!
tom amoiricxa sakuTari Tavi stalinelTa siidan keTi-
bikenti mourideblad Semovida, marto ymawvils
lma da ukvdavma dariko mamidam?
eloda da imitom. qalebis danaxvam wamiT Seacbuna, mag-
daRlam Tavisi gaitana, loginis siTbom unanava da
ram umal naZaladevi xalisiT alaparakda:
marTali naTel darbazSi aRmoCnda. marmariloTi da _ Turme stumrebi gyolia, me ki vifiqre, es biWi
oqrovercxliT iyo gawyobili. kedlebidan uamravi ram gadaria, ratom gameparameTqi! _ maros xeli Camo-
stalini iyureboda, gumbaTqveS angelozisfrTiani sta- arTva, mere darikosaken Sebrunda.
linebi dafrinavdnen. darbazSic uTvalavi stalini mi- dedaberma stumris xels zedac ar daxeda.
modioda. zogs jariskacis ubralo Sineli ecva, zogs _ maro, vin aris es kaci?

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maros ena Cauvarda, ar icoda, ra eTqva. la ki ver amovZirkveT! _ siciliTa Tqva, amiT, gveyofa
_ rogora xar, dariko, veRar micani? bikenti var, xumrobao, beWedi dasva.
Toloraia! maroc mixvda amas, marTalic. dedaberma ki gagu-
_ fui, eSmaks! _ pirjvari gadaiwera dedaberma. lisebiT momuwa piri da cecxlisken mibrunda, zurgi
_ sulwawymedili qosas Svili ara xar Sen? Seaqcia kacs da cxadi gaxda, ZRvibis mTeli gvareuloba
_ deda! _ Seuwyra maro. Tafladac rom daRvriliyo, mis guls ver moigebda.
marTalis ferfurma gadauara. am dros quCidan daiWyvitina koleqtivis manqan-
bikentim wyena ar daimCnia, naTqvami xumrobaSi am. maro aforiaqda, xelebidan yvelaferi ucvioda. ax-
Caugdo. laRa gaaxsenda wuxandeli saTqmeli. eger dergSi sulu-
_ rogori kudianic iyavi asi wlis win, iseTive guni devs, Svilo, toprakiT lobio mogitane, nana, keJe-
darCenilxar aqamde! ras mwnili qvabSi Cagidevi, squa... moayola da moayola...
dariko mamida jorkoze Semobrunda, CaSretili marTali Tavs uqnevda, Tan dariko mamidas exmareboda.
TvalebiT amoxeda. dedaberi fexs Zlivs adgamda. tuCebi magrad moe-
_ mecodebi me, bikenti Toloraia! kuma, kuStad iyureboda. bikenti ar gamohyolia, buxar-
_ ra mWirs Seni Sesacodebeli, bebero kudiano? Tan darCa. nelinel Caiyvanes kibeze, ezo gadaatares.
_ sibraze ver moToka bikentim. mZRoli gadmovida, kabinis kari gamouRo da Sesves Sig
_ mamaSenis nagrami xar Sen! Tqveni SiSiT Zirs CitiviT...
WianWvela ver daiareba, maRla Cits ver gadaufrenia! Tavis qanqariT gaxeda ezokars dedaberma.
ubeduri dRis gaCenilia kaci, mxolod SiSs rom Tesavs! _ marTali, nena! saxelovani vaJkaci iyo nestori,
_ ratom? gana ar gagigonia, SiSi Seiqms siyvarulso? WeSmaritebas eZebda da ver ipova! tataCimac ver ipova,
_ RvTis SiSi Seiqms siyvaruls da ara satanisa! radgan Rone ar eyo! kaci maSin gaxdebi, kacebis amocno-
_ maS Sen ar geSinia Cemi? bas rom iswavli... mzakvaria is Seni bikenti, frTxilad
_ awi me risi unda meSinodes? imdeni micxovria iyavi... sxvisi imedi nu gaqvs, sxvisi gzebiT nu ivli, Sens
am codviT savse miwaze, sikvdili CemTvis sixarulia! _ Saras daadeqi, nena!
dedaberma TiTi dauqnia. _ Sen ki, bikenti, morbenali- marTali dariko mamidis dabebkil xels tuCebiT
viT cxovrob, gaCerebisa da dafiqrebis dro aRara gaqvs, Seexo, mSrali qaRaldiviT xeSeSi kani hqonda.
Torem Tavs unda iklavde! marto nestorisa da tataCis ukan mxrebawuruli Sebrunda. ratomRac etireboda,
codva ar gagaxarebT aw da maradis! magram buxrispiras bikenti elodeboda da Tavi moiToka.
usmenda amas marTali da yurebi ubJuoda. verc _ gikvirs albaT, ras gadamekida es kacio! _ Tavi
warmoedgina, dedamiwis zurgze Tu vinme Seubedavda ar moubrunebia, ise Tqva bikentim. _ marTali iyo is ku-
bikentis aseT sityvebs. kacma ki gafacicebiT Sexeda diani, Sesacodebeli kaci var me!
ymawvils, is Tu awuxebda, neta marTali ras fiqrobso. gaukvirda marTalis, dajdoma ver gabeda, buxri-
_ a, SexedeT amas, Zveli kontra jer kidev suldg- syurs aesveta.
mulobs! qveyniereba traqtoriT gadavxaniT, es sareve- _ Cemi xelobis kaci ver iqneba bolomde gulax-
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gaocebs, ase rom gagiSinaurdi. marTas Svili xar da _ monumenti TiTqmis mzadaa. _ bikentis Tvaleb-
imitom Semtkiva guli. adrec vcdilobdi dagxmarebo- Si sinaTle Caudga. _ eg erTi samarcxvino xarvezi gvqon-
di, magram amas iqneb mravali wlis Semdeg ufro mixvde... da mereTelebs da amasac gamovasworebT. didi beladis
_ bikenti Zia, _ nikapi auTrTolda marTalis, _ monumenti yvelgan aages Cvens garda. axla Cveni jeric
me maxsovs, mama rom Semovarda ezoSi, talaxSi Caemxo... dadga. Seiqna amaze sjabaasi. zogma Tqva, moedanze dav-
es iyo sayveduri, braldeba da bikentim Tavi aswia, dgaTo, zogma sastumros win rom gzajvaredinia, iqo.. me
yuradRebiT Sexeda. ki Seni naTqvami gamaxsenda da mdivans mivmarTe: amxana-
_ mec maxsovs! _ Seyovnda, iyuCa, iqneb ymawvilma go griSa, me vici iseTi adgili, ioseb besarionis Zes rom
kidev rame Tqvaso da auCqareblad ganagrZo: _ Sen ver SeeferebameTqi, cadatyorcnil monuments qalaqis yve-
warmoidgen, ra gza gamoviare! vcxovrob farul samya- la kuTxekunWulidan rom dainaxaven, ai, iseTia is adg-
roSi da yvelaferi, rasac viqm, farulia. SeiZleba, asak- ilimeTqi... moewona, warmoidgine Sen!
ma momikakuna, davberdi, daviRale. yvelafris gulSi _ bikenti biZia, ver gavige, im xafangs monumenti
Cateva mombezrda. yvelafris arc Tqma iqneba, magram ras uSvelis?
erTi ram unda gagimxilo. nuravis etyvi, Cems Svilebsac _ uSvelis da mere rogor! axla, geTayva, qalaqSi
ki... vgrZnob, wre ikvreba Cems irgvliv, TiTqos xafangi daWerebia. amas Cem garda aravin getyvis da Senc aravis-
damiges, fexi Sevdgi da sacaa, gamomiWeren! jerac ar Tan wamogcdes. icode, rasac axla geubnebi, viTomc ar
vici, Tavs davixsni Tu ara. Cemi profesiis kaci mxolod miTqvams. es codna gzaSi dagdebuli ipove da gulSi Caim-
erTxel cdeba. amitomac mindoda xeli droulad wame- arxe. `megrelTa saqme~ datrialda! es wisqvilis borba-
kra, cotaTi dagxmarebodi... liviTaa, fqvavs da fqvavs... winaswar aravin icis, vin mo-
_ araferi mWirdeba me, biZia bikenti! _ ucodve- hyveba Sig!.. Sen tataCis Svili xar, frTxilad iyavi, zed-
lad tyuoda da amitom daamata: _ xafangis ostats vava meti araferi wamogcdes, cud saqmeSi aravin CagiTrios.
zarquas vicnob mxolod... amitomac gagimxile eg ambavi. saSiSi dro dgeba. am dros
_ da lestambes? _ gaecina bikentis, amjerad gul- es monumenti wamaliviTaa, miswrebaa! Cven didi beladis
Riad. _ eh, Cemo marTali, egeTi wvrilfexobisa ar meSi- Zegls vaSenebT, Cven erTguli stalinelebi varT...
nia, bikentis Wilyvavebi ver moerevian. _ me ra unda vakeTo?
`Turme yvelaferi codnia!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim. _ swored saSeno saqmea! bolo klasi xom isedac
_ is dRe damamaxsovrda, macxovrisgoris Tavze, saRamo skolaSi unda daamTavro, Tan unda imuSao kidec,
ZmakacebTan erTad stalinis portreti rom amoitaneT. Tavi xom unda irCino. MmoZebne Sennairi erTiori biWi,
_ Tqva uceb bikentim. _ maSin, mgoni, Sena Tqvi, es adgi- komkavSiruli sameuli... iq kibea mosamTavrebeli, kvar-
li yvelas sjobia stalinis monumentisTviso. kai azri cxlbekia asagebi, monumenti unda daidgas... saqme ule-
iyo, WkuaSi damijda! via, Tanac saswrafo! komkavSirlebi aSeneben beladis
marTalis ra daaviwyebda im sabediwero dResas- monuments, amaze ukeTesi ra unda iyos! Tanac es sasiam-
wauls, moufiqrebel sityvebs, romlebsac bikentim ovnocaa... vfiqrob, axalgazrdebs giyvarT didi bela-
grZelze grZeli kudi gamoaba. di! xom giyvarT? _ daJinebiT CaekiTxa.

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marTalim Tavi dauqnia. va Wirda da torCinavas Sublze oflis winwklebi ubr-
_ aba vis ar uyvars! _ kmayofilebiT dasZina wyinavda.
bikentim. _ damTavrdeba mSenebloba, atestatebsac warmodgenebi ganuwyvetliv midioda, skolebidan
aiRebT da institutis karsac miukakunebT. sagangebod moyvanili bavSvebi rigSi dgebodnen da tor-
bikenti wamodga, xelebi TiTqos daibertyao, ise Cinava, albaT, measejer imeorebda erTsa da imave sit-
Semohkra erTmaneTs. yvebs.
_ gamacile! ioseb besarionis Zem imperialistebs kiseri mo-
marTali kibeze Caedevna. ugrixa, zed fexebiT Sedga da bavSvebi mxiaruli aurza-
WiSkarTan Seyovnda bikenti. uriT daxuTuli vagonidan gareT gamocvivdnen.
_ is dRe mec maxsovs, tataCis daRupvis dRe... _ esec Tu Teatria! _ tuCi aibzua ariqam.
metad cudad aewyo! _ xeli sinanuliT Caiqnia. _ ise bolo dros usaSvelo mowyeniloba eufleboda,
mTlad marTasa hgavxar! _ calybad gauRima. _ namdvili veraferi arTobda. provinciuli qalaqis gamozomil
kudiania is Seni dariko, qelexi ar gamomaparo! yofaSi an ra unda yofiliyo gulis gadasayolebeli. war-
mosaxva sul sxva sivrceebisaken ixmobda, yofiereba ki
mereTis mtvrian Sarebze daatarebda... duxWiri cxovre-
10 ba aWrida frTebs. bolo klasamde ise moaRwia, tilos
fexsacmlis garda sxvanairi ar Rirsebia, mudam muxle-
agitvagonis momcro scenaze erTierTmaneTze bgadayvlefili da idayvgacveTili tanisamosi ecva.
eyarnen gabawruli mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi sanam patara iyo, amas arafrad agdebda, mere da mere ga-
da teroristebi. erT maTgans Tavze Zia semis maRali uCnda gulTa tkenani. daixeda tanze da TiTqos Tvali
Slapa exura, meores ingliseli kolonizatoris Cafxu- aexila, Sercxva da moibRunZa. saSveli arsaidan Canda.
ti, mesame Can kaiSis hgavda... Tbiliselma msaxiobma tor- mamis mwiri Semosavali Rvinosa da arays ver audioda...
Cinavam nabiji win gadmodga. zedgamoWrili stalini iyo, gausivda maSin guli ariqas, mamas daabrala es siduxWire
oRond cota axalgazrduli. warbebi aswia, Cibuxiani da gunebaSi dawyevla, kidev Tu daTvrebi, fexebiT win
xeli haerSi dinjad mimoatara da brZana: Senogitanono... imave dRes auxda wyevla, sasikeTo ara-
_ `gvaxsovdes da arasodes ar viviwyebdeT, rom feri axdenia ase ucbad. damTvrala is codviT savse, ta-
sanam arsebobs kapitalisturi garemocva, iarsebeben laxSi waqceula, cxvirpiri gzispira ruSi Caurgavs da
mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teroristebi, rom- peSvisodena wyalSi CamxrCvala. nu ityviT, aqamde rana-
lebsac sabWoTa kavSiris zurgSi gzavnian ucxoeTis sax- iradac cxovrobdnen, imas Turme gaWirveba ar erqva.
elmwifoTa sadazvervo organoebi, gvaxsovdes es da dedamisi fucu erTi sofleli qali iyo, manamde Sinidan
vawarmooT brZola im amxanagebTan, romlebic ver afa- orjer ar gasula. axla raime saxsari xom unda eSova,
seben mavneblobis Zalasa da mniSvnelobas...~ daiwyo Rvezelebis cxoba da imiT vaWroba. oRond es ka-
_ cirkia es cxovreba, _ wasCurCula ariqa ZaZuam nonis darRvevad iTvleboda da bevrsac verafers ixei-
duru gegias. agitvagoni bavSvebiT iyo gaWedili, sunTq- rebda... `amitomac davrCi aseTi patara!~ _ sarkesTan

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trialebda ariqa. ki wamoizarda, magram SeumCneveli iyo liani imperialistebis msxverplni SeviqnebiT, jandabas
es zrda da asakze naklebi Canda. Tvals daxuWavda maSin Cemi Tavio. iolad gadarCa, yurad iRes misi monanieba,
ariqa da xan tarielis tyavSi gaexveoda, xan avTandili- Torem darCeboda duru gegia am cisqveSeTSi kentad...
sa, xan amiranisa, xan romeosi, tristanisa... saxelganTq- _ adeqi da Sen TviTon gadi scenaze! _ niSnis
mul gmirTa niRbebs moirgebda da sarkis win gaaTamaSeb- mogebiT uTxra durum.
da... Tan ijgimeboda, Tan sakuTar Tavs dascinoda, Tumca skolis komkavSiris mdivani brZandeboda. ar ico-
am Tavis gatacebas aravis umxelda... da, ra damsaxurebebiT Seevso matyuara oqmebi da erTi
_ ra ar mogewona, xom hgavda stalins? _ Seepa- patara dramwre saqmes didad waadgeboda.
suxa duru gegia da mxari gahkra. _ ratomac ara! _ ariqa mowyvetiT gaCerda. _
_ nela, viro! _ arcTu gulmosulad Seuyvira CamovayaliboT dramwre da erTiori sketCi gavaTama-
ariqam Ronier megobars. SoT. bavSvebs mainc gavacinebT!
netavi ras aWmevda erTi cicqna kato deida durus? _ mere gogoebi?
beWebi buRasaviT momrgvaleboda. ZalRone pirdapir _ qalTa skola ager araa? moviwvevT vinmes...
gadmosCqefda misgan. ar icoda, raze daexarja mozRva- _ moita xeli!
vebuli energia. etyoba, zogi bunebiTaa aseTi, finCxsac im dRes amiT daSordnen erTmaneTs. duru datri-
Seirgebs, Torem arc durus ulxinda maincdamainc. ra alda, moxaliseebi Semoikriba. ariqa biblioTekaSi Caj-
iseTi gasamrjelo hqonda mis wynar da uCinar dedas, da da Zlivs amoarCia momcro sketCi. durum rom wai-
xelfasidan xelfasamde an mihyveboda, an ara. amitom kiTxa, sixaruliT aWixvinda. ufro is axarebda, rom Tvi-
gabeda da sicocxleSi erTxel amoiRo xma. es maSin mox- Ton Seyvarebuli ymawvilis roli ergeboda, qalTa sko-
da, roca dayvavebiT uTxres, samSoblos erTguli pat- lis pionerxelmZRvaneli cisana siordia ki sapatarZ-
riotebi Tu xarT, qveyanas uWirs da sesxis amdeni da los gaiTamaSebda. kulminaciis dros vaJs gogos loyaze
amdeni obligacia unda SeiZinoTo... is obligacia fuW, ucodveli kocna unda aRebeWda. repeticiaze cisana
faratina qaRaldad miaCndaT isedac, maTi ganaRdebisa, zedmetad iwmawneboda, grexvagrexviT mimodioda. du-
uriebis garda, aravisa sjeroda. amitom zogma gadayara, rus siTamame ara yofnida, simwris ofli asxamda da sanam
zogma Calis fasad mihyida imave uriebs. aqamde uTqmel- kocnamde miaRwevda, aTas sikvdils aTavebda. bageebi ise
ma kato deidam ufross Sehbeda, mozveriviT biWi mezrde- uSeSdeboda, kocnisaTvis gemo ver Caetanebina, gogos
ba, veRar davamSevo... oho, es iyo namdvili amboxeba, ajan- gatkicinebuli loyis magier TiTqos betonis civ zeda-
yeba, gaficva!.. mere da sad? socialistur muSurglexur pirs emTxveoda. sketCi marTlac sasacilo iyo, magram
saxelmwifoSi! iquxa, magram ra iquxa! ese igio, uTxres, mayurebels durus bajbaji ufro acinebda da bolos
Sen amtkiceb, rom Cven bavSvebs vaSimSilebTo, piridan ariqam mxarze xeli mohxvia, yurSi CasZaxa: `moeSvi, jim-
lukmas varTmevTo, xalxis interesebs arafrad vag- age, am saqmes, nu daaboteb spilosaviT! dauniSne am gog-
debTo, moqalaqeTa sakeTildReod ara vzrunavTo... ese os paemani da kocne ramdenic ginda!~ duru gawiTlda,
igi... ese igio... sabralo moangariSe atirda, Tu uCem- wyenisagan buStiviT gaibera, magram `artistobaze~ xeli
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Semoido kiserze. ariqas reJisoris kverTxi epyra xelT, pirvelma ariqam miakiTxa marTalis. frTxilad,
duru ki, Tu sarbeni gamoCndeboda, dauRlelad daTox- TavSekavebulad Sexvdnen erTmaneTs. umniSvnelo raRa-
arikobda. misi saqmiani facifuci SeumCneveli ar dar- ceebze ilaparakes. marTalim sabavSvo saxlze, iqaur uge-
Cenila da yoCaRi mdivaniao, ambobdnen. mdivnobas, miT mur saWmelebze, Tavgadaxotril gogobiWebze, pa-
ufro skolisas, bevri aravin epotineboda, garda im yai- tarpatara CurCutul sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavlebze...
dis axalgazrdebisa, horizontze rom raikomis mdivnis ariqac TiTqos imaves laparakobda, skolis amxanagebs
Tbili savarZeli ezmanebodaT. sxvaTaTvis komkavSiru- gadaswvda... marTalis zogi axsovda, zogic daviwyeboda.
li muSaoba mxolod TamaSi iyo, raRac formaluri rit- sadac Cven ara varT, iq TiTqos cxovreba wydeba, anda
uali, romelsac xelSesaxebi raime Sedegi ar moaqvs, un- zRaprullegendur elfers iZens...
ayofo saqme, TvalebSi mtvris Sesayrelad mogonili, _ Cvenc saRamo skolaSi gadavdivarT, _ Tqva ari-
oRondac, duru gegia ase ar fiqrobda, rasac xels Cas- qam, _ me da duru!
Widebda, iseTi enTuziazmiT CaerTveboda, buqs daaye- xsenebac da duru gegia gamoCnda. simorcxvis da-
nebda. saZlevad zedmetad xmaurobda, ver Cerdeboda, marTa-
gautkbaT biWebs lazRandaroba da am sketCs sxve- li Ronivrad CabRuja, daeWida...
bi moayoles. mavanma maTSi zedmeti mxiaruleba da Wkua- ase Seiyarnen xuTi wlis Semdeg sami Tanaklaseli,
maxviloba aRmoaCina da mZimed daagdo _ ra dros si- sami Zmakaci... maTi asaki _ cxovrebis zRurbli! rac aqam-
cilkiskisia, omi xvalzeg daiwyebao. duru komkavSiris ra- de moxda, sxvaTa da sxvaTa nebiT xdeboda. amieridan
ikomis mdivanma daibara, megobrulad esaubra da ymawvile- TavianT beds TviTonve ganagebdnen. erTi xalxis mtris
bis uzomo mxiarulebas lagami amosdes... Svili iyo, meore _ saeWvo politikuri mrwamsis qalisa,
_ ici ra, _ Tqva maSin durum, _ `naperwklidan~ mesame _ apolitikuri loTisa da Rvezelis spekulian-
gavaTamaSoT! tisa... Zneli gaxldaT fexis awyoba komunisturi mar-
skolaSi iswavleboda Salva dadianis es piesa. SisaTvis, magram Rone erCodaT, guli diad saqmeebs moi-
_ mereda koba? _ CaekiTxa ariqa. Txovda da isinic cdilobdnen, ar CamorCenodnen sayo-
_ Sen iqnebi koba! velTao kolonas, win rom stalini miuZRoda...
ariqa Cafiqrda, Tavi gaaqnia.
_ vera, me ver viqnebi! _ TiTebze CamoTvala. _
jer erTi, patara tanisa var da gamwleuli. gvetyvian,
Tqven, hei, ras dasciniT ioseb stalinso! meorec, gvar-
saxeli maqvs iseTi, amasac eWviT Sexedaven, sad ioseb
juRaSvili da sad ariqa ZaZua... mesamec, Cven gvyavs me-
gobari, romelic kobas ukeT ganasaxierebs!
marTali Todua dabrunebuliyo `priutidan~,
saRamo skolaSi apirebda Turme bolo klasis momTavre-
bas, dRisiT unda emuSava, raTa sarCo eSova...

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xeli. TviT aRmaskomis Tavmjdomare gaeba maxeSi, Tavis-
11 save aSenebuli stadionis xaraCodan muSa Camouvarda.
im ubedurma suli ganuteva da stadionis gaxsniT gamow-
`gvaxsovdes da arasodes ar viviwyebdeT, rom san- veuli sixaruli CauSxama dedaqalaqidan Camosul amxa-
am arsebobs kapitalisturi garemocva, iarsebebs mav- nagebs... jaSuSebis saqmeebs ki nurc CamovTvliT! ucx-
neblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teroristebi...~ _ oelTa qselSi gaebnen eqimebi, zooteqnikosebi, samo-
brinjaos Tavi dinjad, SesamCnevi qarTuli aqcentiT qalaqo omis veteranebi, mZRolebi, noqrebi... Sin ra-
laparakobda. igi yuTSi, burbuSelaSi ido. ori sxva uzar- diogadamcemebi hqondaT, xandaxan ki saTaTbirod ameri-
mazari yuTis formiT SeiZleboda imis garkveva, romel- kelebisa da Turqebis wyalqveSa navebSi ikribebodnen...
Si iyo brinjaos tanfexi da torsi... Tavi SedarebiT mom- ase iyo Tu ise, biWebs TavianTi saqmeebi gamouCnda.
cro yuTSi moeTavsebinaT, roca Seaqanes, maSinve rusulad im saRamos Zmakacebi kvlav Seiyarnen marTalisTan. sko-
alaparakda. marTalim biWebs Sexeda. yuTi frTxilad lis amxanagi gudu Selia Seiamxanages. Salva dadianis
gadaabrunes, piri bneli kedlisaken uqnes... `nela, nu wigni win daides da gaaTamaSes scena speqtaklidan...
matrialebT!~ _ gabrazda Tavi, magram sivrce ar eyo da _ `ukacravad, amxanago, rogor fiqrobT, lenini
xma moeguda. kidev didxans daigvianebs?~ _ moridebiT ikiTxa mar-
es iyo pirveli samuSao dRe. Sinsaxkomis ramden- Talim.
ime janmagar TanamSromels daexmarnen. mZime yuTebi _ `Tqven ra, lenins ar icnobT?~ _ kiTxvas kiTxva
gorgolaWebiT vagonidan sawyobSi Seagores. Seageba gudum.
mere Sinisaken gamoeSurnen. _ `lenins 1903 wlidan vicnob, miwermoweriT!~
_ mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teror- _ `piradad ki vera?~
istebi... _ CaimRera ariqam. _ `vera~.
_ qiliks moeSvi! _ gaaCuma durum. _ Sen ra, ar _ `aq aris~.
gjera? tyuilubralod aravis iWeren! _ `movida kidec?~
qalaqSi bevrs iWerdnen. gazeTSi, marTalia, taS- _ `diax, eger kuTxeSi! yvelaze adre movida~. _
fanduris meti araferi ewera, magram Wori dasarsaleb- iq ki duru ijda da viTomc `iskras~ kiTxulobda.
da nestian da civ quCebSi... TiTqos gaixsna mavnebelTa _ `me ki sul sxva warmodgena mqonda~.
saqme. axladdakrefili Cai droze ar mihqondaT Turme _ `rogori?~ _ CajinebiT kiTxulobs gudu Selia.
fabrikaSi, raTa xarisxi dakleboda; fermebSi Zroxebs _ `megona, rom lenini ara Tu politikurad aris go-
liaTi, aramed garegnobiTacmeTqi... maRali, warmosadegi...~
ar uvlidnen, ris gamoc seni SeeyaraT, mere droulad
_ hahaha... _ icinis gudu. _ `bevr Cvengans eseTi
ar dakles da zarals zarali waamates; fabrikaqarxneb-
warmodgena gvqonda, magram ra aris kidev sakvirveli,
Si Turme dazgebs gangeb afuWebdnen; mavneblis erTma
es misi Tavmdabloba da ubraloebaa...~
bavSvma liandagze TiTis simsxo rkinis naWeri dado, gai-
_ `diaR... diaR... swored egre unda iyos _ axali
Wyliteba da xanjals gavakeTebo, amiT matareblis uSiS-
beladi axali massisa, ubralo da Cveulebrivi massis, ka-
roeba xelyo... diversantebsac wauWires Turme yelSi
cobriobis qveda fenis siRrmidan rom aris wamosuli...~

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ariqam magidaze daakakuna da ukmayofilod Tqva:
_ zedmetad koxtapruwobT, raRac ar mjera... 12
Tavidan daviwyoT!
_ Znelia beladis tyavSi gaexvio! _ amoixvneSa macxovrisgoris Ziras, kibis pirvel safexurTan,
marTalim. dafaze mkacri warwera gaCnda: `sdeq! akrZaluli zonaa!~
_ ra Tqma unda, Znelia! vici, girCevnia, romeo visTvis iyo akrZaluli, an ra iyo asakrZali? Tanac iqve,
iyo, magram dRes Seecade koba gaxde! TiTqos am akrZalvas uaryofso, lamazi karibWe aRimar-
gvian, roca biWebi gaikrifnen, marTali loginSi Ta da wiTel naWerze oqrosfrad daiwera: `aq muSaobs
CaTbunda, fiqrizmaneba ewvia. warmoidgina, rom is marT- komkavSiruli sameuli!~
lac kobaa... wverulvaSi mouSvia, qoCori ukan gadauyr- _ amdeni qvaRorRi Cven unda vzidoT? _ CurCu-
ia. mitingze sityviT gamodis, muSts energiulad iqnevs: liT ikiTxa SemkrTalma ariqam.
`amxanagebo! am dampalma mTavrobam daRupa cacana da ef- _ cxra safexuris garda, es kibe babuaCemma geram
ro bebiebi! droa, SeviaraRdeT da maRali taxti gada- martodmartom gamoTala, amozida da aaSena kidec! _
vayiravoT!.. es ambavi droulad vacnoboT vladimer il- Tqva marTalim.
ias Zes, raTa javSano mogvaSvelos!..~ raRac amgvar abda- _ ra unda amis atanas! _ durum kunTebi aaTamaSa,
ubdas butbutebda baliSs Caxutebuli marTali, romel- mudam buRraobaWidaobis gunebaze idga.
ic mokle xniT axalgazrda kobad gadaqceuliyo... am laparakSi iyvnen, roca qalaqidan `vilisi~ mo-
kviris repeticia skolis pionerTa oTaxSi Caata- varda da bikentim manqanidan gadmoixeda.
res. gudu Selias garda gogi Sanavac movida, dilar Ze- _ yoCaRad xom xarT pavka korCaginebo? _ Tvali
ria, robert kuWua, gogonebidan ki ivlita da veriCka Caukra marTalis. _ ager, a, besa mogiyvaneT, kaci kiriT-
canavebi. xuro da yovlismcodne!
kekem SemoiWyita, Toloraiam, marTali TvaliT manqanidan biWiviT cocxlad gadmoxta ormocda-
moixmo da CasCurCula: aTs gadacilebuli, gamxdari kaci. WaRara qoCori mokle-
_ mec minda! ze, zRarbiviT Seekveca. SuaSi Savi zoli gasdevda. ul-
marTalim Sublze gadmogdebuli zilfi xumro- vaSebSic TeTri Sereoda. es WaRara da pirisaxis wvrili
biT mouwiwkna: naoWebi Tu avlenda mis asaks.
_ am piesaSi julietas roli aRara gvaqvs! _ besa, Sen ici, biWebi daakvaliane! oRond, icode,
_ mere ra, uxmo rols viTamaSeb, mitingis dros Seneburad ar gautio! _ mere mZRols miubrunda: _ midi,
xom dganan da xelebs iqneven... viTom xalxi var! meCqareba!
_ rogorc amxanagi reJisori ityvis! ariqa, mivi- `vilisi~ gaqra, biWebma ki kacs Sexedes, saintere-
RoT keke xalxis rolSi? so iyo, saiTken `gautevda~.
ariqas saxe moeRrubla, Toloraiebi gulze ar besam saTiTaod xeli CamoarTva, Tan Rirseulad
exateboda, magram arc uari uTqvams... ukravda Tavs:
_ besa, batono, qiria!

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_ marTali Todua! _ maSin Cven sul patimrebi vyofilvarT! _ gaeci-
_ duru gegia! na marTalis.
ariqam xma miumsgavsa, Tavi daukra: _ asea es! _ besam amoioxra. _ cixea Cveni mer-
_ ariqa, batono, ZaZua! eTic! imTaviTve kolwevrad davibade. iqneb me sulac ar
gaicines. minda kolwevroba, magram zed mimabes. pasportic ara
besa safexurze Camojda. jibidan TuTuni da qa- maqvs, rom sxva qalaqSi gadavsaxlde, Cems beds vewio...
Raldi amoiRo. TavisTvis moxia da biWebsac gamouwoda. vin dambada kolwevrad? an es pasporti vin moigona?
arc erTi ar eweoda, magram amis gamxelisa SercxvaT. _ ase Tu vimsjeleT, mesame cixe mTeli Cveni qve-
besa dinjad, auCqareblad axvevda. amaTac mibaZes. yana aRmoCndeba! _ mtrulad daaskvna durum. _ anda mTe-
moukides. li dedamiwa, raki sxva planetaze ver gadavsaxldebiT!
kacma siamovnebiT moqaCa, nafazi daartya. amaTac besam swrafi mzera hkida, albaT mixvda, rom Sors
didis ambiT moqaCes da samives xveleba autyda. Setopa, magram ukandaxeva ar ineba.
_ sufTa filtvebi protests acxadeben! _ Seni- _ mec mand ara var? iciT, ymawvilebo, ra saocrebaa
Sna besam. _ aba, biWebo, sanam saqmes SevudgebodeT, mi- samyaro, da, ra cudia, yovel nabijze mesazRvre rom ga-
vixedmovixedoT! mTavaria strategia da taqtika, ase gaCerebs, sdeq, aqeT wasvla ar SeiZlebao!
gvaswavlis didi beladi! biWebi Cumad Sescqerodnen. marTalis surda Seka-
biWebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. TiTqos swori Tqva maTeboda, magram besas sityvebi SiSnarev cnobismoyva-
besam, magram TiTqos dacinvis kiloc gakrTa, saWiro sa- reobas uRvivebda.
sooba da Tayvaniscema ar igrZnoboda mis xmaSi. _ amas rom mivxvdi, Tavi marTlac amovyavi namd-
_ samuSao mgeli ar aris, tyeSi rom gageqces! _ vil cixeSi, oTx kedels Sua!
rusuli andaza moayola besam. _ naklebi Rone unda da- esec qaragma egonaT, magram uceb naTeli gaxda,
xarjo da metis gakeTeba moaswro, ai, es aris Cveni upir- rom es kaci patimari iyo.
velesi amocana! _ aTi wliT! _ beWedi dasva besam.
wamodga da Seuyva kibes. _ es ranairi patimrobaa, Sens gemoze giSveben! _
mihyvnen. urwmunod Tqva durum.
_ besa biZia, Tqven sad cxovrobT? _ hkiTxa durum. _ Cems gemoze? _ gaukvirda besas. _ Tqven biken-
_ cixeSi! _ ubralod, viTomc araferio, ise See- ti Toloraia mokle Wkuisa xom ara ggoniaT? Tu aq mto-
pasuxa besa. vebs, icis, gamqcevi ara var. rom gaviqce, sasjels gami-
cixeSio? _ samive gaSterebuli gaCerda. ormageben da sadme kolimaSi mikraven Tavs. aqamdec
besam moixeda, ulvaSebSi CaeRima. gamamgzavrebdnen, magram ufalma oqro xelebi miboZa da
_ adamiani cixisaTvis ibadeba, biWebo! _ Tqva da amitomac urCevnia bikentis, aqve vyavde, gverdiT.
xeli mereTis Tavze, sivrcisaken gaiSvira. _ me minda marTalis uneblie sevda daeufla. erTxel kidev
gavfrinde, im ciskideSi gavuCinarde, magram Cemi xor- CaiWyita arsebobis iseT kunWulSi, razec isedac unda
cieli gvami ar miSvebs. is Cemi cixea! scodnoda, magram amaRlebul idealebze fiqri realo-
bas iseT burusSi axvevda, misi konturebis garCeva Wirda.

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_ cixeebSi mxolod damnaSaveni sxedan! _ sakmaod ase aaRwies macxovrisgoris Tavze. aqac moniSnes
uxeSad CaurTo durum. saaRlume moednisa da kvarcxlbekis adgilebi.
besa moiRrubla, ymawvilebs zurgi Seaqcia da gza _ eklesiis nangrevebis mTlianad gadaxveta moi-
ganagrZo. surves. dangreva advilia, aSenebaa Zneli! _ besam qa-
aqedan ukve mTlianad Canda Cxeriispiras gaSlili Raldze datanebuli nangrevebi Semoxaza. _ veubnebi
mereTi. buxrebidan TeTri kvamli amodioda da haerSi bikentis, ZRvibieviCs, _ CagemovnebiT warmoTqva qosas
qreboda. saxeli, _ simboluri iqnebameTqi, Zveli sulieri Zeg-
besam moixeda. weRandelma wyenam gauara, Tvaleb- lis nangrevze rom amoizardos axlis kvarcxlbekimeT-
Si sxivi Caudga da waumRera: qi... damijeres!
_ eh, biWebo, me mainc yvelaze Tavisufali kaci vaar! am gaazrebaSi ido raRac faruli eSmakoba, marTa-
ariqam taSi Semohkra: lim es igumana, magram ver amoxsna.
_ oTxgzis patimari yvelaze Tavisufalia!
_ zRudes gamagreba unda, galamazeba, cotaTi awe-
wynarad Caicina besam, TiTqos imis Tqma undoda,
vac... _ enas ar aCerebda besa, gonebaSi TavisTvis raRacas
Tqven verc mimixvdebiT, ranair saidumloebas vflobo.
angariSobda. _ blomad dagvWirdeba viris muSebi...
_ suli unda hqondes kacs Tavisufali, Cemo kar-
_ aba Cven risTvisa varT? _ durum mkerdi bor-
gebo! sapatimros kedlebic ver moimwyvdeven suls.
baliviT gamobera.
kacis suli ocnebis kibiT jurRmulidan uflamde adis!
asmeerTe safexurze SeCerdnen. aqedan, am safe- _ ah, Tqven vin gakadrebT mZime tvirTis awevas!
xuridan afrinda gera kvaracxelias suli, oqros kibes _ TvalTmaqcurad Seicxada besam. _ Tqven Cveni saxe-
ahyva da uflis taxts mieaxla. lovani komkavSiruli sameuli brZandebiT, rame ar unda
_ saqmes mivxedoT! _ moWra uceb besam, ubidan itkinoT!.. ise, xandaxan dagvxedeT xolme da mere
dakecili qaRaldi amoiRo da safexurze gaSala. Cinmedlebis misaRebad gaemzadeT... aba, yvela gmiri
moyavisfro xazebiTa da cifrebiT dafarul qa- meCaie Cais rom krefdes, raRa gviWirda!
Raldze macxovrisgora amoikiTxeboda. ferdobze ama- _ ici, besa biZia, ra ekuTvnis mageT meoxunjes?
vali as erTi safexuric aCnda da punqtiriT aw asaSene- _ gaifxora duru.
belic, saaRlume moedanic goris Tavze, maRal kvarc- _ gaCumdi Tu Zma xar, kaci oTxgzia patimaria da
xlbekze ki beladis silueti. mainc oxunjobis xaliszea, _ gamoeqomaga ariqa.
_ samuSao blomadaa! _ besam punqtirs TiTi gaa- _ arc me momwons mageTi xumroba, besa biZia! _
yola. _ am proeqtiT samas samocdaxuTi safexuria. as SeiWmuxna marTali.
erTi ukve gvaqvs! _ kaci rom xumrobis unars dakargavs, droa miwa-
jibidan `metri~ amoiRo, koWze daxveuli rkinis Si Cawves! _ besam arafrad Caagdo biWebis gacxareba,
lentis bolo ariqas misca, gaiqeci, ai, im mimarTulebiT mere, mcire dumilis Semdeg dasZina: _ SeiZleba moge-
gavzomoTo. wonos, an ara, sxvisi naTqvami, magram adamianTa yvelaze
Seuyvnen aRmarTs. moniSnul adgilze paloebs arakacuri Tviseba bezRoba da enis mitanaa!
arWobdnen. momavali kibe xan gakvalul biliks misdev- _ besa biZia! _ Tvali gauswora marTalim. _ Cvens
da, xan umoklesi gziT imave biliks ascdeboda. Soris, am patara saZmoSi, mabezRara da enis mimtani ar
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Sirlebi varT da Cvens idealebs veravis SevalaxvinebT!
daRmarTs dauyvnen da besam sevdianad amoioxra: biWebma bulvarSi Caiseirnes. nel siarulSi dar-
_ vin meZaleba da enaze vin meqaCeba! raca mWirs, baisloba da sidinje igulisxmeboda. bavSvoba damTavr-
Cemi enis wyalobiTaa. mainc unda giTxraT, Cemo marTa- da. isini didebi iyvnen. TavianTi SromiT irCendnen Tavs,
li, adamianis winaSe yvelaze didi danaSauli cocxali Tanac ubralos ki ara, gamorCeulsa da sapatio saqmes
azris CaxSoba da tvinSi dogmis CaWedvaa. am dros adami- SesWidebodnen.
anSi kvdeba pirovneba, igi saTamaSi tikinad iqceva... _ komkavSiris samkerde niSani nu gaviwydeba! _
_ mere vin akeTebs magas? _ wamoiyvira durum. _ Seaxsena durum ariqas. vera da ver aswavla wesi da rigi
dogmebis CarCoSi dogmatikosebi da revizionistebia, am xvlikunas.
Cveni ideali ki SemoqmedebiTi marqsizmia! kinoTeatr `oqtomberTan~ mayureblebis rigi id-
besam yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera biWebi. ariqa da ga. ekranze `mesame dartyma~ gadioda. bolo dros erTma-
marTali dumdnen. cxadi iyo, isinic durus uWerdnen neTs cvlidnen `stalinianas~ ciklis filmebi... iyo `sta-
mxars. kacma Tavi sinanuliT gaaqnia, TiTqos avadmyofe- lingradis dacva~, `berlinis dacema~... stalinis Zvir-
bi Seicodao. fas saxes gelovani asaxierebda. yvelani ambobdnen, zed-
gulze moxvda marTalis, Tavi Seuracxyofilad miwevniTa hgavso, Tumca stalinis mnaxveli mereTSi
igrZno. aravin iyo... beladisagan gansxvavebiT hitleri giJis
gana sakamaToa, rom besa qiria cdeba! misi azrebi karikaturad gamoiyureboda, vin ver mixvdeboda, rom
sul sxva, mtruli samyarodan mosulsa hgavs da saSiSia. faSisticaa da sulelic!
aseTi kaci agentiviTaa, cixis Signidan gamtexia. lestambem gamoiara, kekes xels Cahfrenoda. gog-
`marTlac dasaWeri yofila!~ _ dananebiT gaifiqra. ona cmukavda, ver isvenebda. lestambes ki, rogorc yo-
`dasaWeri iyo da imitomac daiWires!~ _ gulR- velTvis, cxvirze zeTi Camosdioda.
rZod daaskvna durum. _ kinoSi mivdivarT! _ ganacxada. muSti jibeSi
`kargi kacia da afsusia!~ _ Seecoda ariqas. aseTi edo, albaT bileTis Ffuls WmuWnida, eSinoda, vinmem ar
gonebis patroni imdenad ar unda cdebodes, Teqvsmeti wamarTvaso.
wlis ymawvilebis dasamoZRvri gaxdes. _ im kvirasac repeticia gvaqvs! _ uTxra ariqam
Camoivakes da besam xmaSi xvewna gauria: kekes. gogona brboSi unda mdgariyo da `vaSa~ eZaxa.
_ biWebo, saTxovari maqvs! oRond, kargebo, Tavs Toloraiebma gza ganagrZes.
safrTxeSi nu CaigdebT, Tu ar SegiZliaT, uari miTxariT, _ Tqven Citis gulebi gaqvT! _ adrindel kamaTs
ar mewyineba! ganagrZobda duru. _ patimaria da imitom gecodebaT.
biWebma yuri cqvites, erTmaneTs gadaxedes. imas im sigrZe ena aqvs, cixidan aravin gamouSvebs. pira-
_ juRaSvilis quCazea Cemi saxli, colica myavs dad me misi davalebebis Sesasruleblad ver virben!
da Tqvenze patara gogoc! Sin rom wavide, gaqcevaSi Ca- _ ukeTesia Tu bikentisTan davasmenT da oTxgzis
meTvleba da sasjels wamimateben. iqneb Cemebs gaagebi- patimars mexuTejer davapatimrebT! _ dacinviT urCia
noT, rom aqa var, Soridan mainc Sevavleb Tvals! ariqam.

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_ ra gawuxebs, ver gamigia, _ mxrebi aiCeCa marTa- WiSkari moridebulad SeaRes da Semogebebul
lim, _ ilaparakos kacma, Tofs xom ar isvris. am enis gamo qals marTalim xmadabla amcno:
isedac cixeSia, meti ra ginda! _ Cven besa biZiam gamogvagzavna!
gegiebis saxlamde rom miaRwies, durum Sublze qalma xelebi gaasavsava, Tvalebze ucabedi crem-
TiTi miikakuna, afrakada xarTo, da Sinisaken gadauxvia. li gaukrTa.
ariqam da marTalim erTmaneTs Sexedes, gza rki- _ SemobrZandiT da Sin vilaparakoT!
nigzis sadgurisaken ganagrZes. mwiri xabakxubakiT gawyobil civ zalaSi SeuZRva.
Savze Savi orTqlmavali kvamls abolebda da win- kedelze besas da cxutas qorwilisdroindeli, gadide-
daukan daajaxirebda sabargo vagonebs. bolo liandag- buli suraTi ekida. imis qvemoT ki nacrisfer qaRaldze
ze mwvane urCxuliviT gawoliliyo grZelze grZeli daxatuli melnisferi zRva da talRebze mocurave
javSnosani matarebeli. mrisxane qvemexebs lulebze mwvane qalTevza. aseTebi bazarSi iyideboda iafad.
CaCebi hqonda da es Tu anelebda SiSs, rasac moqalaqeni _ aqeT, siTboSi SemobrZandiT! _ diasaxlisma
grZnobdnen. yovel gazafxuls qalaqs gripiviT Camouv- biWebi mezobel oTaxSi Seiyvana. aq, buxarSi cecxli en-
lida Wori, ariqa, amerikelebi modian, Tavs unda dagves- To, iqve kalaTaSi simindis taroebi eyara, iatakze _ na-
xano. erTi atomuri bombic sakmarisia mereTis asaor- quCi, gobSi ki _ dafSvnili simindi.
Tqleblado. iseT rameebs yvebodnen, sicocxles albaT jorkodan gogona wamoimarTa. sigamxdrisagan si-
sikvdili jobda. naTle gasdioda, didroni, Savi Tvalebi ubrwyinavda,
javSnosanis gaswvriv SaSxaniani guSagebi mimodi- kani ki iseTi gamWvirvale hqonda, ZarRvebis feTqva ilan-
odnen da ymawvilebma Soridan Semouares. deboda.
juRaSvilis quCac ager iyo, sxvebisagan arafriT _ gvapatieT, ymawvilebo, me da Cemma gogom sul
gamoirCeoda. qalaqSi isedac arsebobda stalinis pros- davanagvianeT aqauroba! _ qalis yovel sityvaSi mof-
peqti, moedani, sanapiroc da am quCis saxeli an zedmeti erebis kilo ismoda da biWebs TiTqos unanavebda. _
siyvarulis, an zedmeti pirmoTneobis Sedegi iyo. cira, gavwioT es kalaTa da stumrebi cecxlTan mivuSvaT!
qiriebis orTvaliani oda dabal ximinjebze idga, ciras xma ar amouRia, magram kalaTa da gobi gas-
buxridan TeTri boli amodioda. wia, naquCi swrafad axveta, biWebs dabali jorkoebi daud-
Seyoymandnen, WiSkris SeRebisa eridebodaT. ga da SuaSi tablac dadga.
mezobeli saxlidan gaisma qalis xma: _ Cven ara gvSia! _ gaubedavad Tqva marTalim.
_ cxuta, qalo, TqvenTan arian, gamoixede gareT! _ dedas geficebiT, ara gvSia! _ daudastura
fardis Sinnaqargi farda gadaiwia, umal karic ariqamac, Tumca orives kuWi ewvoda.
gaiRo da aivanze tanmsxvili qali gamovida. pirmrgvali _ Tqvens asakSi adamians mudam hSia! _ dauyvava
saxe hqonda, majissimsxo nawnavebi. metad axalgazrda cxutam. naZaladevi mxiarulebiT mimodioda, upidan kur-
Canda besas diasaxlisi. cxali nekaTiTiT SeumCnevlad moiSora.
_ SemobrZandiT, Svilebo, WiSkarTan ratom dgax- buxarSi SeSa miswimoswia, nakverCxlebi gamoxve-
arT! _ tkbili, RuRuna xmiT moixmo cxutam. ta, zed `ficxinia~ dado, masze ki civi Romis naWrebi daaw-
yo... ciram suluguni da mwnili moarbenina, amas suriT
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WaWis arayi moayola, momcro Wiqebi, moxarSuli kvaxi, _ gakvirvebiT ar gamkvirvebia, _ enas kbili da-
cota janjuxa da tkbiliskveri. aWira qalma, _ stalinis Zeglebs sad ar aSeneben. me sxva
_ Cven ara vsvamT! _ iuara marTalim. gamkvirvebia! iciT, ratom daiWires Cemi meuRle?
_ dedas geficebiT, ara vsvamT! _ ariqam gulze biWebma uaris niSnad Tavi gaaqnies.
xeli miido. _ aiCema, omma qveyana gaaCanaga, weli ver agviTre-
uxerxulobisagan wamdauwum wiTldebodnen, ari- via da amdeni ZeglisaTvis fuls wyalSi ratom vyriTo.
qa mTlad yayaCosferi gaxda. Tavi daanebe, Sen vin gkiTxavsmeTqi, vurCie. ar damijera,
ciram taSti da wyliani sura Semoitana, mklavze Tu ar mkiTxavs, naxavo! adga da TviTon imas, piradad ge-
pirsaxoci gadaefina. ymawvilebma simbolurad TiTebi neralisimuss miswera, amunaTebda, pirmoTneebi Tavs
daisveles. gavidnen da zRvari Sen daudeo!
dasxdnen, lukma gatexes da mxolod maSin ikiTxa _ mere? _ orivem erTad ikiTxa.
cxutam. _ gvegona, werili moskovSi arc iqneboda misu-
_ rao, ra SemomiTvala mag Cemi codviT savsem? li, quCaSi aiyvanes. axla ki, Cans, dascinian, ar gindoda
_ jerjerobiT aqa varo, qalaqSi... _ mTeli dRis xom Zeglebis aSeneba, midi da Seni xeliT aaSeneo! _ cxu-
uWmelebma simorcxves sZlies da mondomebiT ilukme- tas Tvalebi daenama, xelebi pirisaxeze aifara.
bodnen. ciras xma ar gauRia. `munjia albaT!~ _ gaifiqra
_ madloba RmerTs! _ pirjvari gadaiwera cxu- marTalim.
tam. ciramac uTqmelad gadaiwera pirjvari, riTac stum- _ munjia, albaT! _ ariqas uTxra, roca iqidan
rebi gaakvirva. pirjvars rom iwerda, iseTi bavSvi aqam- brundebodnen.
de arc enaxaT. _ munjebs ar esmiT, imas ki yurebi Cvenken hqon-
_ gamoZRa albaT urCxuli, kuWSi ver Caetia bolo da! _ damajereblad auxsna ariqam da uceb sicili was-
lukma! _ daagdo uceb cxutam. kda: _ naxe, ranairi ganaCeni gamoutanes besas? ar gin-
ariqam piri daaRo, lukma yelSi gaeCxira. marTa- doda xo Zeglis aSeneba, midi da Seni xeliT aaSeneo!
lis yurSi gauJRriala. vin urCxulio? albaT bikenti! marTalisac gaecina. es ufro anglobas hgavda, vid-
an vava zarqua!.. iqneb lavrenti pavles Ze?.. amaze maRla re sasjels. bolos da bolos im kacs tyvias aravin daax-
fiqriTac ver wavidoda da wasvla arc surda... lis. cxviri iq Cayo, sadac ar ekiTxebodnen da amitomac aRzr-
mouyrua. Wama ganagrZo, Tumca arc iseTi xalisiT. dian, rogorc saWiroa... ai, es aris genialuri mixvedra!
ariqam piri sasacilod momuwa, TiTqos stvenas marTalim ariqa miacila da Sinisaken wamovida.
apirebso da CaixiTxiTa. civi, Cabnelebuli saxli daxvda.
_ CvenTan manam iqneba, vidre stalinis Zegls buxarSi Zveli gazeTis nafxrewi Seagdo. ucbad
avaSenebdeT macxovrisgoris Tavze! abrialda da kedlidan stalinis saxem mwyralad gadmoxe-
_ stalinis? _ ise gaioca cxutam, TiTqos saswau- da... marTalis gaaciva... gazeTi wamSi Caiferfla da
li ram uTxreso. ymawvilma gaToSil logins miaSura...
_ ra gagikvirdaT? _ marTalis xmaSi mtruli simi
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marTalis xma ar amouRia. frTxili fiqri Semo-
14 epara: sami megobari, sami komkavSireli, erTi Zlieri da
uCinari xeliT gmoZerwilni TiTqos TandaTan Sorde-
_ aseTi tempiT rom gvemuSava, ukve Sua komunizmSi bodnen erTmaneTs, Tumca bzari jerac mcire iyo.
viqnebodiT! _ besa qiriam Rimili damala. marTalim amasobaSi patimrebma manqanidan tvirTis gadmoy-
gaifiqra: `ar iSlis qiliks, netav bikentis ar Caukak- ra daiwyes. duru umal wamoenTo, Rone erCoda da usaq-
lavdes vinme!~ mod ver Cerdeboda.
arada, saqme marTlac swrafad miiwevda win! win jariskaci gadaudga, SaSxana mouRera da uxe-
dilauTenia moTuxTuxda ramdenime satvirTo man- Sad SeuRrina:
qana. xreSi da cementi mozides, sadRac karierSi daTlili _ nazad!
TeTri safexurebi... zed patimrebi isxdnen, zurgiT ka- Secbunebuli gamobrunda duru, darcxvenili
binisaken. SaSxanebiT SeiaraRebuli armielebi darajobd- qoSinebda:
nen, qera da Cofura rusis biWebi... pirvelni TviTon _ sulelia viRaca!
Camoxtnen Zaridan, wre Sekres, SaSxanebi momarTes. _ amaT TavianTi wesebi aqvT! _ mSvidad auxsna
_ davai, vilezai! _ ayvirda amaTi meTauri. besam. _ Cven Cvens saqmes mivxedoT!
patimrebi arcTu mkvircxlad xtebodnen Zirs. ymawvilebs gauZRva da kibes Seuyvnen.
ruxi, daZvelebuli Sarvalkiteli emosaT, jRani fexsac- _ vin arian eseni? _ hkiTxa marTalim.
melebi, zogs gazinTuli kepi exura, zogic uqudo iyo. _ vin icis! _ besam moixeda. zevidan patimrebi
Secivnulebi adgilze buqnaobdnen, xelebs ifSvnetdnen. ruxi TagvebiviT Candnen.
`vin arian eseni? _ fiqrobda marTali. _ damnaSa- _ qurdebi iqnebian, wesieri kaci iq ar moxvdeba!
veni? ra dauSaves adamianebs, qveyanas?~ _ durus wyena ver ganeleboda.
gauparsavni, daubanelni, loyebCacvenilni, _ _ albaT asecaa, _ daeTanxma besa, _ oRond esaa,
Tanabrad yvelas yviTeli feri gadahkravda. nislian namdvil qurds muSaobas ver aiZuleb! igi sxva `zekebs~
dilas, Ramidan gamocvenil, saiqioSi nastumreb kacebsa amuSavebs, TviTon ki yeeniviTa zis!
hgavdnen. _ es rogor?
_ stroisia! _ yviroda rusis meTauri. _ indoeTSi, gagigoniaT albaT, sazogadoeba kas-
biWebs am nacrisfer brboSi uWirdaT adamianTa tebad iyofa. yvelaze dabalia `miukarebelTa~ kasta.
amocnoba. idgnen gaucxoebulni, sul sxva qveynis Svi- isini uwmindurebad miaCniaT, maTTan aravisa surs urT-
lebi, ufskrulis gaRmidan mosulni da marTalis Sercx- ierToba. sxva kastebi ufro maRal safexurebze dganan.
va, raki sakmarisi TanagrZnobiT ver ganimsWvala. cixeSic asea! yvelaze ukeT qurdebi arian. ar muSaoben,
_ sacodavebi! _ amoioxra ariqam. _ puri mainc banqos TamaSoben, patimrebs Zarcvaven, imoneben, uf-
wamogveRo, an TuTuni... rosebTan kargi urTierToba aqvT... mokled, cixe maTi
_ torti wamouRe, torti! _ dacinviT CaurTo saxlia, TviT saxelmwifoa maTi patroni!
durum. _ rad unda saxelmwifos qurdis patronoba? _
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_ sxva `zekebis~ dasamorCileblad! yvelaze uare- Zirs weraqvebi, barniCbebi da Toxebi eyara. moSorebiT,
sad eseni arian! kidev kargi, Tu qrTamisaTvis zixar, anda oTxiv kuTxiT oTxi armieli idga SaSxanebiT xelSi. erTs
mkvlelobisaTvis, magram Tu azris patimari xaar... uzarmazari samgle qofaki gamoeba sabelze. etyoba pa-
bolo sityva besam gaWima, magram mixvda, rom kvlav timrebze iyo dageSili, ena gadmoegdo, Rojebidan ner-
aWarbebda da enas kbili daaWira. wyvi gadmosdioda da Tvalebs borotad abrialebda,
_ ki xar, besa biZia, azris patimari, magram SaSxa- TiTqos natrobda, erTi mimisisineTo.
niani kaci ar gadgia Tavze! _ ar moeSva ariqa. `esec vava zarquaa!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim.
_ esec marTalia! _ daeTanxma besa. _ es maSin xde- iqneb asec iyo, xan es ZaRli gadaiqceoda vavad, xan
ba, roca `zeki~ saWiro kacia. axla me saWiro var... cota vava _ ZaRlad!
xniT! sanam kerpTayvanismcemlebs bomons davudgamde! safexurze Camomjdariyo vava. Tavze Tbili, yure-
ymawvilebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. es ukve saSiSi biani qudi Camoefxata da rac imis qveS uferul, TeTr
xdeboda, araTu besasaTvis, amaTTvisac. laqad Canda, pirisaxe arc eTqmoda.
_ ise, Cvenc dasaWerebi varT! _ ganacxada du- _ agvianeb, besa! _ ukmexad gamoscra.
rum. _ vismenT kidec da viTmenT kidec! namdvilad da- _ cixis kari roca iReba, maSin movdivar, ufroso!
saWerebi varT! _ upasuxa besam, mis xmaSi TavSekaveba da Rirsebis grZno-
marTalim kuStad Sexeda durus. ar moewona misi ba JRerda.
Tavgamodeba. sakuTari mrwamsi unda daicva, magram ki ar _ cixes ise eTamaSebi, albaT Tavi ucvleli ggo-
unda gadaamlaSo. nia, _ vava welSi gaimarTa da am dros sxeulSi Zvlebma
_ Tu dagviWires, azris patimrebi gavxdebiT! _ TiTqos gaiCxaruna, _ ucvleli ki dedamiwis zurgze
Caicina ariqam, eioleboda aseTi xvedri. aravinaa!
besas saxe seriozuli gauxda. ariqas mklavze xeli _ mec magisi imedi maqvs! _ wynarad, dinjad See-
waatana da xmadabla Tqva: pasuxa besa da ymawvilebs miubrunda: _ maSasadame, arwi-
_ raca mWirs, Cemi Zirs mosakvneti enis gamo mWirs. vebo, amocana aseTia: aviyvanoT kibe, sul oras samoc-
me ar minda, biZiebo, gza gagimrudoT. xeli maqvs yvela- daoTxi safexuri. goraze Tlili qvebiT movkirwyloT
ferze Caqneuli da imitom ar meSinia arafris. Tqven ki saaRlume moedani. kibes avayoloT bordiuri, moedans
momavali gelodebaT. fiqriT ifiqreT, kaci imitomaa, ki gadasaxedis mxridan parapeti SemovartyaT. zed ki-
ifiqros! magram frTxilad iyaviT, biZiebo, ena moiTokeT deze avagoT kvarcxlbeki... dro mcire gvaqvs! erTbaS-
da, rasac me vlaparakob, _ guls vifxan da imitom vla- ad yvela frontze unda vimuSaoT. moqalaqe patimrebi
parakob ase, _ Tqven magnairebs nurc gaimeorebT! oTxad davanawiloT _ aq, iq, iq da iq!.. Cven ki _ sami mama-
amaze gaCumdnen. laparaki arc SeiZleboda, rad- ci komkavSireli da erTi wyalwaRebuli borotmoqmedi
gan asmeerTe safexurTan vava zarqua idga. yovelive amas xelovanis jadosnur kverTxs SevaxebT da
patimarTa didi jgufi amoeyvana aqac. iseTive us- saWiro formas mivcemT! xom gasagebia, moqalaqe uf-
axurni iyvnen, rogorebic qveviT datoves. ieWviana ki- roso?! _ miaxala uceb vavas.
dec marTalim, iqneb imaT amogvaswres da win dagxv-
dneno. mWidrod idgnen da ise aTbobdnen erTmaneTs.
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vava wamowiTlda, Rojebi im ZaRliviT gamoaCina, moulodnelad mqrqali nisli gairRva da mzem gam-
magram araferi uTqvams, Sebrunda da patimrebis ganaw- oixeda. uRono sxivebi ver aTbobdnen, magram mainc sasia-
ilebas Seudga... movno iyo. `zekebsac~ cota feri miecaT, erTmaneTSi aCur-
Culdnen, alaparakdnen. rusis meTauri, TiTqos CasTvli-
mao, mzes minebda... jariskacebsac moudundaT yuradReba.
15 mxolod vava idga winandeburad momarTuli, gamWriaxi,
yovelives kidec xedavda da ynosviTac grZnobda... mar-
macxovrisgoris ferdobs ruxi WianWvelebi See- Tlac ZaRlis sisxli Tu udioda ZarRvebSi...
sia. marTalim Tvali gaadevna. daTvliT ver daiTvlida naSuadRevs jaglaga cxenma savele samzareulo
da ukmayofilod gaifiqra, es ramdeni patimari gvyolia moaCindrika. aluminis TefSebiT `zekebs~ wvniani Camo-
mereTSio. amaT Tu gadaamravleb amnair da ufro did uriges, balanda TevziT yarda... ymawvilebic Camojdnen
qalaqebze, Tavzardamcemi ricxvi gamova... Seecada es safexurebze, mcire sagzali gaSales. rcxvenodaT Wami-
mkrexeluri fiqri gaefanta... sa, lukma yelSi ar gadadioda, besa daiwvies mxolod...
qveviT, mTisZiras patimarTa erTi jgufi man- _ ras izam, _ miuxvda besa, _ kaci ieso qriste ar
qanebs clida, sxvebs tvirTi jalambarebiT ferdobze aris, erTi puriT aTasi daapuros!
amohqondaT. mesameni kibis gayolebiT muSaobdnen, safe- vavam hkida yuri. TviTon arafersa Wamda. pirze
xurebisaTvis fuZes Txridnen, betonis xsnars zeldnen zizRi exata, TiTqos ambobda, Wama ra kacis saqmeao.
da besasTan mohqondaT... sxvani da sxvani goris Tavze _ magis saWmeli balandaa! _ ukmexad amoiRrina.
asworebdnen saaRlume moedans, saZirkvels amzadebd- _ Tavs nu uyadrebT, mtermoyvare gaarCieT, zedmeti
nen kvarcxlbekisaTvis... gulCviloba igive mavneblobaa!
ymawvilebi besas exmarebodnen. duru da marTali _ marTali brZandebi! _ calybad gauRima besam.
mZime safexurs miuCoCebdnen, ariqa qamCiT xsnars aswo- _ tyvias rom ar mesvri, amaze met mowyalebas an ratom
rebda... axalgazrduli sixalisiT muSaobdnen, magram unda velode?
gulis siRrmeSi samives uxerxuloba daufleboda, rad- vavas sveli bage moebrica.
gan Tvals ver usworebdnen irgvliv momuSave Camofar- _ Cemi neba rom iyos, dazgis tyviamfrqvevs amov-
Txunebul, ZvelmanebSi gaxveul, erTnairad daleul da itandi, im beqobze Sevdgamdi da tatata, gadagivlidiT!
daCiavebul rux masas, romelsac uWirda es mZime saqme ai, aseTi gulmowyale var me!
da ZlivsRa zozinebda, gaavebuli rusis meTauri ki aR- _ eWvic ar mepareba! _ mSvidad upasuxa besam. _
madaRma darboda, facifucobda, ar ekiTxebodnen da arc is gamikvirdeba, saqmes rom movamTavrebT, marTlac
mainc eCreboda: amoitano dazgis tyviamfrqvevi da zeimi imiT aRniSno!
_ Cqara, Cqara! gainZeri, nexvo! uh, Seni deda!.. vavam Tvali miaciva, sisiniT gamoscra:
oras meTormete, mSieri karceri mogelis, icode!.. as _ dagimaxsovreb mag siTamames, besa qiria! _ Se-
meaTe, gamogiWer da unitazSi Cagayofineb sifaTs! brunda da gaSorda.
iWaWeboda, iWaWeboda, albaT vavas awonebda Tavs.

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biWebi gamtknarebulni usmendnen, Careva veRar saRamosTvis enTuziazmi neldeba, baraqianad ver
gabedes. bolos durum amoRerRa: muSaoben. `zekebsac~ TiTqos uqrebaT SiSis grZnoba,
_ mikvirs, besa BbiZia, TiTqos gangeb eZeb mizezs, yurs ar ugdeben jariskacTa uxeS Sexmianebas. TavCaqind-
saqme rom gaifuWo! rulni ezidebian mZime tvirTs da iTvlian wamebs, elo-
_ eh, biZiebo, yvelani sikvdilis Svilebi varT. debian sastvenis xmas, roca ganTavisufldebian saZul-
garduvalis Tu SegeSinda, im wuTidan mxdali mona xar... veli saqmisagan, daewyobian grZel kolonad da wavlen
saqmes mivxedoT, biZiebo, saqmes! iq, sadac ar elodebaT siTbo, simyudrove, sixaruli...
mokle Sesveneba damTavrda. gaisma ZaRlis Rrena, wameba iqac grZeldeba, magram iq SeiZleba mcire droiT
jariskacebis mowyvetili, uxeSi brZanebebi. azozinda, gamoiTiSo, Tvali daxuWo da sizmrebis samyaroSi mainc
afusfusda WianWvelebis jari, gasiswvrivda macxovris- igrZno Tavi adamianad.
goris ferdobze mTisZiridan eklesiis nangrevebamde. aha, movida wami igi! ismis gabmuli stvena. `zekebi~
_ ase iSenebdnen faraonebi piramidebs! _ Tqva saqmes civad uSveben xels, gamococxldebian, axmaur-
besam da qamCas daavlo xeli. debian, magram Tan cdiloben, jariskacebi ar gaaRizi-
`esec qaragma!.. _ fiqrobs marTali. _ piramidas anon.
monebi aSenebdnen! monebi `zekebia~... iqneb Cvenc monebi dabla eSvebian, jer patimrebi, mere sameuli da
varT!.. faraoni beladia, igi monebis xeliT sakuTar saf- besa, bolos vava zarqua. igi frTxilad iyureba aqeTi-
lavs iSenebs!.. ra unda besas, nuTu ena eqaveba da mxolod qiT, vinZlo vinme sadme ar Caimarxos, Tumca sulelis
imitom ybedobs? `zekebi~ unda Segecodos, magram eseni meti vin moindomebs amas, macxovrisgoris mTeli fer-
xom damnaSaveni arian!.. qveyana win midis, umaRlesi sazo- dobi xom xelisguliviT gadaSlila.
gadoeba Sendeba didi beladis winamZRolobiT!.. esaa mTisZiras `zekebi~ ewyobian, rusis meTauri dar-
mTavari!.. sxva rom ar iyos, didi beladi qarTvelia da es bis, yviris, raRacas iTxovs.
xom unda geamayebodes...~ ZaRli iRrineba, duJs anTxevs.
fiqrebi nawyvetnawyvetad Cndeba TavSi, Sig ver gvarebis monotonuri amokiTxva da ukve moyirWe-
Cerdeba, umal ekargeba, radgan azri aqeTiqiT uxtis, buli _ `var, var, var!~
dastrialebs kibes, safexurebs, betonis xsnars, rux mas- _ Sen raRas udgaxar, sagangebo mowvevas elo-
adqceul `zekebs~, romlebsac pirisaxeze miwisferi dah- debi? _ dacinviT sisinebs vava.
kravT da TvalebSi sevda CahgubebiaT... besa mxrebCamoyrili miCanCalebs rigisaken.
uxilavi zRvari hyofT amaT imaTTan, TiTqos sxva ucbad TiTqos burusi gaixliCao, wvrili wivili
jurisani iyvnen, sxva kastas ekuTvnodnen, `miukareble- ismis:
bisa~, faraonTa monebisa, Sehguebodnen am Tavis xvedrs, _ mama!
muSaobdnen TavCaRunulni, Cumad, verc amCnevdnen komkav- saidanRac, jariskacebsa da patimrebis miRmidan,
Sirul sameuls, ciur samyarodan Camofrenilebs... sxva aqamde uxilavi sivrcidan gamoenTo patara xvlikuna,
arara ainteresebdaT, garda Tavis gadarCenisa. amitomac gaZvragamoZvra da zed Seafrinda, kiserze Camoekida
iyvnen morCilni, utyvni, viTarca jogi, naxiri, fara... besas.

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moulodnelobisagan wamiT gairinda yvela _ `ze-
kebi~, jariskacebi, oficeri, biWebi da vava zarquac ki... 16
pirveli rusis meTauri moego gons, avad SeuZaxa:
_ nazad, streliat budu! Sin daTrgunulebi brundebodnen. miuCvevelT
vava mivarda, Tvalebi gadmoekarkla. xeli staca saxsrebi astkivdaT, magram es ar iyo mTavari.
gogonas, ecada moeglija, magram cira mTeli ZalRoniT _ vava zarqua mxecia! _ gulmosulad dudRuneb-
SemoWdoboda mamis kisers da ar uSvebda. da duru. _ aravin Seebraleba, kbilebs ise aRrWialebs,
uxmo Widili gaimarTa. TiTqos SeWmas gipirebso!
ariqa Caekvexa, vavas mklavs Seexo. _ nagazia, _ zizRiT Seepasuxa ariqa, _ pirvelad
_ vava biZia, moeSvi! rom vnaxe, ZaRlis suni meca!
duru da marTalic micvivdnen. marTali Cumad modioda. man xom adrec icoda, rom
_ vava biZia, ra ginda, xom arsad garbis! vava adamianebze dageSili ZaRli iyo, daundobeli, mZu-
Soridan qalis xmam moaRwia: lvare...
_ cira, Svilo, dabrundi, nu gaabrazeb biZiebs! _ aseTebi afuWeben saqmes! _ veRar mSviddebo-
besam, Tvalacremlebulma, CasCurCula: da duru. _ saxels utexen ideas. hgoniaT, socializms
_ kargi, Svilo, damSviddi, wadi dedasTan! vemsaxurebiTo, sinamdvileSi ki danaSauls sCadian... es
_ ara, ara! _ ufro Caexuta bavSvi, magram vavam rom stalinma icodes!
xelebi ZaliT gaaSvebina. _ es rom stalinma icodes, pirvels vavasnairT
rusma besas qeCoSi xeli wahkra, SeuRrina `ruki za Caayudebda sadac saWiroa! _ kveri daukra ariqam.
golovu!~ da win gaigdo. `es rom stalinma icodes!~ _ wonida marTali.
vavam gogonas biWebisaken ubiZga. stalinma ramdeni rame unda icodes? TviT marTa-
marTalim miixuta, Zlivs akavebda. lis cxovrebaSi imdeni ukuRmarToba moxda, marto misi
_ gamiSvi, gamiSvi! _ tiroda cira, magram misi ambebis garkvevas moundeboda didi beladi... ramdenia
gaSveba ar SeiZleboda. marTalisnairi?.. ra daskvna unda gakeTdes aqedan?
_ nabijiT iar! _ SeuZaxa `zekebs~ oficerma da besam Tqva, qiriam:
ruxi kolona fexebis farTxuniT gaemarTa qalaqisaken. _ me nurafers damijerebT, biZiebo! iqneb me enas
ymawvilebi cirasTan darCnen, amSvidebdnen... cxu- vifxan, guls vioxeb! magram gonieri kaci eWviani unda
ta movida, mZimed, daRlilad moabijebda. iRliaSi fuTa iyos, eWvis sasworze unda Seagdo isic, rac ucilod
hqonda, albaT sagzali gamoayola xels. marTali Cans!
bavSvs moefera, su, suo, CasCurCula da waiyvana... `eWvis saswori!~ _ am orma sityvam SeaSfoTa marTali.
rogorRa icxovreb, Tu yvelaferi eWvis sasworze
Seagde? marTali brma rodia, xedavs, ra Tqma unda, Sec-
domebsac, magram ZiriTadi, generaluri xazis realo-
baSi daeWveba SeuZlebelia. marTalic im gzas mihyveba,
rasac msoflios mowinave adamianebi daadgnen... odesme
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es gza kacobriobas bednierebas moutans... jerjerobiT rukaze miuTiTebs, sazizRar mters aqedan iqiT da-
ki unda moviTminoT! vavasnairTa arseboba Sav laqad vartyaTo... beladis genialobiTa da gamWriaxobiT aRfr-
edeba diad ideas, magram mzis mcxunvarebas misi laqebi Tovanebuli sabWoTa armielebi da moqalaqe pirebic,
veras akleben. ZaxiliT _ `samSoblosaTvis, stalinisaTvis!~ tankebs
_ kinoSi xom ar SevideT? _ ikiTxa, ufro imitom, muxluxebSi uvardebian... gaiqnevs hitleri giJiviT xels,
Wmunva ganefanta da eWvian fiqrebsac garideboda, wamova ruxi xrova... aswevs stalini Cibuxs, dadebs ruka-
Tanac jibeSi avansis fulic edoT. ze da satanko kolonebi gaarRveven kurskis rkals... co-
amjerad `fici~ gadioda! tac da berlinis dacemasac SeveswariT... mere paradi wi-
gverdigverd isxdnen megobrebi. darbazi savse Tel moedanze, faSisturi Standartebi cviva kremlis
iyo. Cqami ar ismoda. ekranze stalinis gamoCenisas vi- kedelTan, gamarjvebulTa ferxTiT... rusis matrona,
Racam taSi kentad Semohkra. umal sxvebic ahyvnen da xan- stalinsa da samSoblos yvela Svili rom Seswira, maRali
grZlivi taSi ovaciaSi gadaizarda. filmi munj kinos jildos Rirsia. ioseb besarionis Ze jentlmenurad qeds
daemsgavsa, figurebi moZraoben, xma ki ar ismis... `gefi- ixris dedaruseTis winaSe... ismis sayovelTao `vaSa!~
cebi, Sen, amxanago lenin!..~ _ fraza iqneb arc amnairad Sin Cumad brundebian, TiTqos salaparako Semoe-
Tqmula, marTalis axsovda da sakuTar gulisyurSi auJ- liaTo. abneul azrebs abneuli sityvebi mosdevs da amas
Rerda... Tu ufrTxian.
bolos taSi minelda, Sewyda. Camobnelda. odasaxlebis fanjrebidan gamok-
ager did belads es ukidegano qveyana ferflidan rTis susti Suqi. maRali zeca varskvlaveTiT moiWiqa.
amohyavs. ager pirveli traqtori moRoRavs wiTeli _ Cven aq viWaWebiT, vkamaTobT, vCxubobT, sam-
moednis qvafenilze, stalini saWes miujdeba... wlebi yaros TvalSi ki WianWvelebiviT umniSvneloni varT! _
industrializaciisa... koleqtivizaciisa... stalins ar marTalim xeli zecisaken aRmarTa. _ SexedeT, uTvala-
sZinavs, Tavis mamobriv mzrunvelobas xalxebs ar ak- vi samyaroebia da yovel maTganze SeiZleba miliardi
lebs... xalxi ki aRfrTovanebasa da siyvaruls gamoxatavs mWmunvare marTali, duru da ariqa dgas Tavis WiSkar-
energiuli taSiscemiT da `vaSas~ ZaxiliT, droSebis fri- Tan, xels zeviTken iSveren da amboben, tyuilubralod
aliTa da gaciskrovnebuli RimiliT, himnebiTa da orato- viWaWebiT, Cven yvelani WianWvelebiviT umniSvneloni
riebiT... ismis erTiani guguni _ `dideba!~ varTo...
stalinis gverdiT mudam dganan misi TanamebrZo- naTqvami xumrobasa hgavda, magram xmaSi mwuxare-
lebi (ekranze da gazeTis furclebze Camomwkrivebul ka-
bis kilo krToda da ariqam mxarze xeli dahkra:
cebs TiTqos sxva ram saqme arca aqvT, garda ase dgomisa!).
_ gamofxizldi, zRaparia es yoveli! iq Tu Cven-
boroti Zala ar isvenebs. `niangis~ furclidan gad-
nairi biWebi dganan, albaT salams gviTvlian da Cvenc
mosuli sasacilo tikina _ hitleri Tavs gvesxmis... tan-
Rimiliani salami SevageboT!
kebma gadaTeles yanebi da xodabunebi... ca daifara Sav-
_ afrenT? _ durus saxe sibneleSi ar Canda. _
svastikiani `meserSmitebiT~... stalini rukaze daxrila,
ase Tu vifiqreT, TviT didi stalini umniSvnelo Wian-
TanamebrZolebi, _ brWyviala samxreebiani samxedroebi,
Wvelad mogveCveneba. maSin mTeli istoria araferia da
_ elian mis brZnul miTiTebebs. isic ar ayovnebs, CibuxiT
sicocxle Cirad ara Rirs!
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_ ar vici, Rirs ki sicocxle?! _ marTalim sit- ariqam xma gakminda, amoixvneSa, dagvianebuli pa-
yvas gulistkivili amoayola. _ Teqvsmeti weli mTeli suxi gasca:
saukune yofila! xandaxan vfiqrob, nuTu sul ase unda _ ityvi ra, is xom bavSvia!
viaro, martodmarto... sibneleSi WiSkarma gaiWriala da ariqa gaqra. mar-
_ marTali, jimaia! _ ariqas xma gauTba. _ Sen var- Talim gza ganagrZo da zurgSi miewia msubuqi CurCuli:
skvlavebi da sxva samyaroebi ki ara, martooba gawuxebs. nu _ naxvamdis!
ifiqreb magre! Tavi Tu marto igrZeni, ager me gamixsene, `naxvamdis, megobaro, marTlac CitiviT biWo!~ _
Seni ara var? ager duru gaixsene!.. xvalzeg erTi lamazi fiqrSi pasuxobda marTali. ra eSveleboda, marTlacda,
gogoc dagexateba gulze da yvelafers sxva TvaliT dain- qveynierebaze rom ar gaCeniliyvnen ariqa da duru...
axav, ekalbardebi vardbaRnarad mogeCveneba! nuTu SemTxveviTia, biologiuri SerCevis Sedegia, rom
_ vin gogo? _ Secba marTali, azriT sxvagan daf- mereTis cisqveS erTad Seiyarnen samni Zmakacni... da
rinavda da imitom CaeZia. saerTod ras niSnavs `sameuli~? TiTqmis yvela zRapar-
_ ra vici, gogoebis meti raa? _ gaecina ariqas. sa da wignSi sameuli iyris Tavs. marTalis winaparTa
_ ager durus ki eyoleba Tormeti Seyvarebuli! genealogiac amas mowmobs. ratom xdeba ase! albaT imit-
_ Tormeti ara, _ durus xma gaebzara, _ afrenT om, rom arsebobis yvela mTavari speqtri aisaxos _ mar-
ra! wavedi, xval adre vdgebiT! jvena, marcxena da centri... anda boroti, keTili da raRac
Turme gamouCnda gaumxeleli saidumlo durus. mesame _ SuaTana, adamiani, romlis arsSi Tanaarsebobs bo-
cisana siordiaze yveba ariqa da xiTxiTebs, imis mimoxras rotic da keTilic...
baZavs, manWvagrexiT modis. duru ise gadaireva xolme, saxlis sibneles Seerwya. SiSianad eZebda xolme
gamolenCebuliviT uyurebs da am dros aviwydeba maRa- CamrTvels, CarTavda da swrafad mimoixedavda.
li idealebi, riTac Tavi aqvs gamotenilio, amtkicebs cecxlis danTeba daezara, saxeldaxelod Sesans-
ariqa. la puri da yveli. civ loginSi durTa Tavi.
_ Sen riTi gaqvs gamotenili? _ eRimeba marTalis. CaTbunda, magram didxans mainc ver daiZina. fiq-
_ TavSi sruli sicariele maqvs, _ maimunobs ari- riT xan varskvlavebs miswvda, xan miwier ambebs... gaaxsen-
qa, _ araferi wminda da amaRlebuli iq ar miCerdeba! da, rom duru albaT Seyvarebulia. marTalis ki arc hyo-
wuxel didis ambiT mivde baliSze Tavi, duru unda dam- lia da arc axla hyavs, visac Seiyvarebda... vin icis, odes-
sizmreboda, raTa politikurad davemoZRvre. cxadSi xom me Tu gamoCndeba iseTi vinme, obol biWs rom keTil mze-
SeWmuli vyavar Tavisi sibrZniT... oRond durus magier ras miapyrobs. vis raSi sWirdeba siRaribeSi sulam-
damesizmra, rom mivfrinav da mivfrinav, ise msubuqad, ise oxdili, uWmeli da Caucmeli martosuli.
laRad, CitiviT mivsrialeb... movixede da Cems gverdiT ai, cacana da efro mainc rom SerCenoda!
angelozi davinaxe, qirxes rom aqvs, ciras, iseTi gam- am fiqrSi CaeZina da bebrebi ixila...
Wvirvale saxe hqonda...
_ SemTxveviT is patara Cxinka xom ar mogivida
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nuTu sizmars daejereba?.. iqneb marTlac coc-
17 xlebi arian? iqneb marTlac moxda saocreba da dedab-
rebma gadalaxes mtanjveli sivrce, romelic ufro Zli-
zevidan uferuli, gacrecili ca gadmomxoboda erT spobs da moinelebs! sveli baliSi gadaabruna. ukve
brtylad gadaSlil ukidegano tramals. horizontis swo- aRar tiroda. mokuntuli iwva da sibneles misCereboda.
ri wre mqrqal nislovanebaSi ikargeboda. arsad mciredi ver amoexsna gamocana. vis ra dauSaves TiTqmis
SemaRleba, arc xevxuvebi, arsad xe an buCqi... Txel, mSral mixrwnilma dedabrebma. maTi cxovreba xom manamde sama-
Tovls xeSeSa, burZgla balaxi aCnda. niavs dahqonda mi- galiTod iTvleboda, maswavleblebi bavSvebs uyvebod-
wispiridan axvetili yinulis wvrili namsxvrevebi... nen Toduebis, kvaracxeliebisa da Toloraiebis sagmi-
tramals lariviT hkveTda rkinigzis liandagi, ro saqmeebze... jildos wil ki amaT ergoT rbeva, gadasax-
dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisaken, ciskididan ciskide- leba da sikvdili... albaT arsebobs raRac Zala, gangeb rom
Si. Ria baqanze Camomdgariyo sabargo matarebeli. vago- sCadis usamarTlobas... stalinma Tu icis es yovelive?..
nidan gaToSili adamianebis gvamebi gamohqondaT, SeSa- am fiqrs gaurboda, magram Zalauneburad kvlav ubrun-
saviT erTi erTmaneTze awyobdnen qalebs, kacebs, bavS- deboda... stalinma Tu icis es yovelive?.. ranairad unda
vebs. erTi vagonidan gamoCnda ori arseba, adamianebs epasuxna am kiTxvaze?.. Tu icoda, maSin ratom xdeboda
rom arca hgavdnen. moyinul ficarnagze fexis mokideba amdeni boroteba? Tu ar icoda, maSin rogorRa iqnebo-
Wirda da nelnela Camococdnen. kuSti, CaSavebuli ded- da yovlismcodne geniosi?.. saSiSi iyo aseTi azri, magram
aberi ufro mtkiced modioda, meore Zlivs adgamda fiqridan vera da ver amoigdo...
nabijebs, pirvels eyrdnoboda. koWlobiT gaiares gva- Tavi astkivda, sabnidan xeli gamoaZvrina da Tval-
mebsa da saldaTebs Soris, daadgnen Tovlian vels, ro- ze aifara...
melzec qars biliki gadaexveta... midiodnen velis kid- oTaxSi dRis naTelma SemoaRwia, bneli gaicrica
isaken, sadac TovlSi Canamqruli dabali miwurebi Canda da kedlebidan portretebma gadmoixedes.
da saxuravebidan Savi boli xrColavda. `unda avdge!~ _ gaifiqra da moulodnelad ZilSi
nela, tanjviT miiwevda ori dedaberi, erTi exma- CaeSva.
reboda meores. amas Zala ara hyofnida ukve. arc pirv- kvlav is tramali dainaxa... orrigad Camwkrivebu-
els SerCenoda Zala, magram sulis simtkices mihyavda, li miwurebi... miwurebTan kizili – namjiani nexvis go-
radgan unda gadaerCina Tavi da mis Rones dandobili ra... saxuravebze amoCrili milebidan Savi boli xrCo-
meorec. lavs... niavi Tovlsa da yinulis namsxvrevebs ayris or
`bebiaa!..~ _ Sehkivla marTalim, magram misi xma dedabers. sicivisagan gaToSilni dganan, xelebi samad-
veRar miswvdeboda sul sxva planetis civ tramals. lod gauwvdiaT. CaTbunebuli gamvlelebi miiCqarian,
gaqra sizmarimoCveneba, ymawvils gamoeRviZa... amaT verc amCneven...
akankalebda. `bebiaa!~ _ kvlav ikivla marTalim
baliSs Caexuta da atirda. aravin iyo moyurade, dedabrebma moixedes.
veravin SeamCnevda mis sisustes, amitomac qviTinebda `ho, bebo genacvalos!~ _ gayinuli tuCebiT pasux-
gulamomjdari. obs sanTeliviT Camomdnari cacana.
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`marTali damirCine, bikenti, da yvelafers gapa- wels atestati aucileblad unda aiRo. ici Sen, amis
tieb!~ _ ambobs Jangisferi, gaZvaltyavebuli efro. gaWianureba ar ivargebs!
marTalis gamoeRviZa, samuSaoze wasvlis dro dam- madlobis meti ra eTqmoda da marTalim Tavi dau-
dgariyo. qnia, magram ucbad gulze moawva da xmis kankaliT wa-
ezareboda, sisustesa da daRlas grZnobda, TiT- moiZaxa:
qos Ramec emuSava. `guSindeli daRla gamomyva, _ ga- _ wuxel bebiebi damesizmra, cacana da efro!
ifiqra, _ miuCveveli var!~ `priutSic~ amuSavebdnen bikenti mTeli taniT Semotrialda, jiqur Sexeda:
xolme. iq bostani hqondaT, xilis baRi, saRore da saqaT- _ ymawvilis sizmari arafers niSnavs, Sens asakSi
me, ramdenime Zroxac hyavdaT da sezonis dros Cais sak- adamians sisxli uduRs! _ kvlav win gaixeda, mZRols ani-
refadac dadiodnen. direqtori irwmuneboda, amiT vav- Sna, aqeT gadauxvieo da ganagrZo: _ Sen patara iyavi, im
sebT bavSvebis sufraso, Tumca misi ojaxis sufra ufro dRes mec damimaxsovre da albaT mabraleb rames! unda
ivseboda... giTxra, me verafers Sevcvlidi... dro gava, amas yvela-
Tavs Zala daatana, adga, pirze wyali Seisxa. cec- fers mixvdebi. me Tqveni gadarCena mindoda, yvelasi,
xlis danTeba kvlav Seezara da xmela puri moZiZgna. magram ver SevZeli...
kibeze rom eSveboda, WiSkarTan `vilisi~ dainaxa. manqana ZaZuebis WiSkarTan gaCerda. ariqa ukve
manqanidan bikenti iyureboda. gamodioda, gakvirveba da SiSi daetyo.
_ cudad xom ara xar? _ mis mzeras araferi gamoe- _ mobrZandi, ymawvilo, Cajeqi! _ ubrZana bikentim.
pareboda. ariqa gasusuli SemoZvra, salamic ki daaviwyda.
marTalim Tavi gaaqnia. erTxans mdumared midiodnen. bikentim kvlav ani-
_ raRac Tvalebi gaqvs amRvreuli! Cajeqi manqanaSi! Sna mZRols da gegiebis WiSkarTan SeCerdnen.
ymawvili ukana savarZelze mokalaTda. _ dauZaxeT im Tqvens Zmakacs!
_ isauzme? ariqam Tavi gayo da mRelvarebisgan Caxrinwuli
marTalim kvlav dauqnia Tavi. xmiT gasZaxa:
_ CvenTan ratom ar modixar? xandaxan gvinaxule! _ duru, duru!
marto cxovrob, cxel kerZs mainc SeWam! durum gamoixeda. piri saWmliT hqonda gamoteni-
gasaocari iyo bikentis aseTi Tanalmoba, mar- li da Zlivs gadaylapa.
Talim ar icoda, ra efiqra. esec Caisves da gza ganagrZes.
_ guSin skolaSi ar yofilxarT! _ gamomcdelad _ albaT gagikvirdaT, _ Caicina bikentim, _ im
Sexeda bikentim. mxridan movdiodi, sofelSi mqonda saqme. vifiqre, ga-
_ kinoSi viyaviT, `fici~ vnaxeT! vuvli ymawvilebs da samuSaoze wavasxammeTqi!
_ ho, `fici~ kargia! _ frTxilad, mozomilad `vilisma~ bulvari gadaWra. adre iyo da xalxi
Tqva bikentim. _ oRond arc guSinwin yofilxarT sko- axlaRa gamodioda quCaSi.
laSi! _ gaCumda, iqneb ymawvilma rame Tqvaso, magram Cxeriis xidze gaaCerebina manqana bikentim. mTe-
dumili gagrZelda da bikentim dayvavebiT dasZina: _ li taniT Semobrunda, ukana savarZelze miWuWkuli `ko-
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_ vici, kargi biWebi xarT, namdvili, Segnebuli davarRvev da ise moviqcevi, viTomc araferi momxdara,
komkavSirlebi! oRond nu miwyenT da cxovrebis sirTu- sxva dros ki gonebas Zala daataneT! _ mZRols miub-
leebSi jerac Caxedulni ver iqnebiT. gamocdileba gak- runda: _ midi, barem mTisZiramde miviyvanoT!
liaT! axla Soridan ar movyvebi imis mtkicebas, rom msof- manqana daiZra.
lio gaxleCilia da rom Cven, WeSmariti stalinelebi _ rac Seexeba besas, vici, grZeli ena aqvs! yurs
barikadis am mxares vdgavarT. es martivi WeSmaritebaa nu ugdebT, magas tvini sisuleleebiTa aqvs gamotenili,
da Tqvenc kargad iciT. sirTule sxva rameSia! ai, Tqven Tavsac iRupavs da colSvilsac Rupavs. vera da ver gai-
amdeni, erTad Tavmoyrili patimari rom naxeT, cxadia, go, CvenTan morkinal yoCs rqebi rom ar SerCeba... asea
guli agiCvildaT, SegecodaT, tirili mogindaT... es es!.. aba Tqven iciT, gafrTxileba SeismineT da saqme
asec unda iyos! Tqvennair axalgazrdebs ar SeiZleba keTilsindisierad akeTeT!
qvis guli hqondeT da gaWirvebulni ar Seibralon... mag- biWebi manqanidan gadmovidnen. sanam `vilisi~ Se-
ram, minda icodeT, rom udanaSaulod cixeSi aravina zis. brundeboda, nacemebiviT adgilze idgnen.
cixeSi imitom sxedan, rom an saxelmwifos avnes rame, an xidze moisma fexebis bragabrugi. `zekebi~ mohyav-
sxva adamians, an tvini ise aqvT Semobrunebuli, Cvens daT samuSaod, besa qiriac, albaT, maT rigSi idga...
ideebs Zirs uTxrian... warmoidgineT, imaT rom gaimar-
jvon, Tavze xels gadagvisvamen? aiReben da cixeebSi
gvikraven Tavs!.. uaressac gvizamen, gagvwyveten! omi 18
omia, mters Tu ar ajobe, gajobebs! klasobrivi brZola
sastikia da yuradReba Tu movaduneT, daviRupebiT! _ usiamovnebas gadagkideT, xom, biZiebo? _ xmad-
ymawvilebi gatrunulni isxdnen, SekamaTebas ver abla ikiTxa besam. xelSi qamCa eWira da momdevno safexu-
bedavdnen, an ratom unda SehkamaTebodnen, roca biken- risaTvis saZirkvels amzadebda.
tis piridan, `pravdis~ mowinavesaviT, TviT WeSmariteba ariqam xsnari Causxa da am dros jibeSi Tambaqos
RaRadebda. Sekvra Caucura.
_ isic vici, Tqven rom besas ojaxSi iyaviT! _ besam qvevidan amoxeda, gauRima. ariqam Tvali Ca-
ymawvilebs gaoceba SeamCnia da gaeRima. _ me aTasi Tva- ukra da CasCurCula:
li da yuri maqvs, qalaqSi yvavma rom gadaiyrantalos, _ Senc mowie, besa biZia, da sxvebsac uwilade!
imasac gavigeb!.. Tqven es gulkeTilobiT mogividaT, mag- marTali da duru safexurs ejajgurebodnen. ori-
ram icodeT, rom es danaSaulia! ager movarda imisi vem dainaxa. marTalim mzera gaapara, sxvebmac xom ar
colSvili da patimrebis Tvalwin usiamovno scena gaTa- SeamCnieso. durus loyebi gaebuSta, WarxaliviT gawiT-
maSda. Tqven viTom keTili saqme CaidineT, sinamdvileSi lda, iqneb mZime tvirTisagan, anda aRSfoTebisagan, mag-
uaresi gamogividaT. vTqvaT, Tqvens moqmedebaze Tva- ram TqmiT araferi uTqvams.
li davxuWeT, magram patimrebSi disciplina rom ar mox- samuSao swrafad miiwevda win, safexurs safexuri
anxaldes, wesiT, besa unda daisajos, an misi coli. Svili emateboda.
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arc mTis Tavze idgnen usaqmurad. zRudesa da taZ- morCnen laparaks da aRmarTs amouyvnen. win rai-
ris nangrevebs Soris sakmaod farTo moedani moswor- komis mdivani amxanagi griSa mouZRoda, amas raiaRmasko-
da. zed xreSi daayares, moaSandakes... sworze wvrili mis axali Tavmjdomare mohyveboda, danarCenebic Tanam-
qviSa daafines da qvis filebis dagebas Seudgnen. debobisda mixedviT dalagdnen. SemCneuli hqonda marTa-
orma durgalma kvarcxlbekis xaraCo aago. `zekeb- lis, rom xelmZRvaneli muSakebi moculobiTac didebi
ma~ mTisZiridan jalambrebiT amozides Sezelili xsna- iyvnen, Ronivrebi... umravlesobas berias stilis viwro
ri da Caabetones. aman didi dro da Sroma waiRo. tvirTi ulvaSi daeyenebina, Tvals Tu vinmes aklda, saTvales ki
mZime iyo, patimrebi dasustebulni da uRononi. ara, pensnes iCrida... bikenti sxvebs mosdevda kudSi, gansx-
`faraonis piramida!~ _ aekviatebina marTalis. vavebuladac ecva, galife da Ceqmebi, qamriT SemoWerili
aseTi gaazreba Seuracxyofda socializms, sabWoeTs, tyavis kurtaki, Tavze kozirokiani qudi exura.
didi beladis saxels... mtkivneuli iyo es gancda, magram yvelaze metad erTi mamakaci facifucobda. gaS-
amoCemebuli sityvebi fiqridan ver amoegdo... gunebaSi lil qaRalds moafrialebda, cancarebda, kibeze sxvebs
ubrazdeboda besas... marTalia bikenti, iaraRiani mteri aswrebda da patara biWiviT ukanve Cacunculdeboda, ver
ki ar aris imdenad saSiSi, sityvaa saSiSi. daTesav da ve- iTmendnen, sanam sxvebi mozozinebdnen... dabali, kargad
rafriT amoZirkvav... Casuqebuli tipi iyo, magram ise moZraobda, TiTqos wona
amaze besam Tqva igavi: arca aqvso...
_ erTma dedaberma rkinisagan oqros gamodnoba patimrebi TavianT tvirTianad kibidan gadadgnen,
icoda. gaiges yaCaRebma, Tavs daesxnen, SanTiT awames da gza gaaTavisufles. didroni kacebi amaT ver amCnevdnen,
recepti aTqmevines. auxsna sabralo dedaberma, Tu rogor ise modiodnen da maslaaTobdnen, TiTqos ferdobi uka-
gadaeqciaT rkina oqrod, oRondao, dasZina bolos, saqmes curi yofiliyos.
rom SeudgebiT, TeTr xarze ar unda ifiqroTo... amoaRwies.
TviTonve CabJirda besa siciliT. marTali miux- aq bikentim gadaaswro sxvebs, msuqan kacunas xeli
vda igavs, ariqac, durum ki braziani burtyuni morTo, gamosdo da ymawvilebisaken moaxeda.
ra SuaSia TeTri xario. _ ai, esaa Cveni saxelovani komkavSiruli sameuli!
`faraonis piramidaa TeTri xari, vera da ver amo- sameuli uxerxulobisagan gawiTlda.
migdia Tavidan...~ _ fiqrobda marTali. ucxo ufro acancarda, acmukda, ymawvilebs xe-
_ mTavroba mobrZandeba! _ besam qamCiT moiCrdila. lebSi eca, saTiTaod CamoarTva, anjRria. sxva kacebmac
qalaqidan Savi manqanebi gamoCnda, ukan mwvane `vi- gauRimes. amxanagma griSam marTalis mxarze xeli mouTa-
lisi~ mosdevda. Tuna, yoCaR, yoCaR, kargad gimuSavniaTo, TiTqos rac
`faraoni modis, raTa monebs daxedos!~ _ gunebaSi gakeTebula, mxolod amaTi namoRvawari yofiliyos.
ixumra marTalim, Tumca am xumrobas gaurkveveli wyena _ amxanagi Teofane proeqtis arqiteqtoria! _
axlda. bikentis arTobda kacunas acancareba. _ sxvaTa Soris,
manqanebi gaCerdnen. Savlabadiani da Slapiani es axalgazrda mSvenivrad xatavs! _ marTalize miuTiTa.
mamakacebi gadmolagdnen. miixedmoixedes, xelebis qne- _ ah, kolegav, _ Teofane xelaxla eca marTalis
vas mohyvnen, albaT erTmaneTs azrs uziarebdnen. xels, _ Zalian gamaxareT, Zalian gamaxareT! moxibluli

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var Tqveni niWierebiT, kibe zustad proeqtis mixedviT _ xval avtori Camova, amxanago! cnobili moqan-
gagikeTebiaT! unda viCqaroT, megobrebo, xval avtori dakea, niWieri kacia, sacaa akademiis wevri gaxdeba... aqam-
amxanagi benediqte CamobrZandeba! Sinaurulad unda dec Camovidoda, magram SeuZlod iyo... Seni imedi gveqne-
gagimxiloT, proeqti wardgenilia stalinur premiaze! ba, aba!
es patara ambavi rodia, megobrebo! TebervalSi unda Ca- besa SublSeWmuxvnili usmenda, pasuxad ki ucnau-
vetioT, sxva gza ar aris! ri ram uTxra:
kibis momTavrebas bevri araferi aklda. Teofane _ xelovneba sulierebis msaxuria, misi kvarcx-
zeviT avida. zogi ukan mihyva, zogs daezara sufTa safe- lbeki siyvarulze unda aSendes!
xurebidan talaxian bilikze gadasvla da aqve darCa. Teo- Teofanes TiTqos SeaZagZagao, nirwamxdari Se-
fanem moixeda da gadmosZaxa: brunda da adre wasulebs miewia.
_ saqmis mwarmoebeli romelia, gamomyves! _ moita xsnari! _ ukmexad brZana besam.
_ he, besa, midi aba! _ Seufucxuna bikentim. ariqam mourbenina, durum da marTalim ki momdev-
besam qamCa Zirs dado, xelebi daiferTxa da stum- no safexurs daavles xeli, aqaCes.
rebs dagvianebuli salamiT mimarTa: muSaoba ganaxlda, yvelas TavTavisi safiqrali ga-
_ gamarjobaT, Tqveni Wirime, salami... uCnda da saqmes uxmod akeTebdnen.
vinc aqamde ver amCnevda, iZulebuli gaxda xeli sadilobamac moaRwia. ferdobze wvnianis qvabi
gamoewodebina. besam saTiTaod CamoarTva, mere xelebi amoaTries, patimrebs TiTo Talia balanda Camouriges.
zurgsukan Semoiwyo da auCqareblad Seuyva biliks. isxdnen TavisTvis da xvrepdnen. Tebervlis gril haers
muSaoba Sewyda. ymawvilebic besas daedevnen. sanam wamxdari cximis suni Seeria.
mieweodnen, besa da Teofane ukve cxared kamaTobdnen. Soriaxlo axalgazrda `zeki~ ijda. Tavi uxeirod
besas raRaca ar moswonda, Teofane Tavs imarTlebda. hqonda gadaxotrili, saparsi manqanis kvali zolebad
_ ra masalaa es, ra masala! _ yviroda besa. _ da- aCnda. aluminis TefSi orive xeliT eWira da TiTqos da-
xeT, Tqveni TvaliT dainaxeT! Cven xom saflavis qurde- viwyeboda. gahyurebda mereTis sivrces, imis miRma gaS-
bi ara varT! daxedeT, kvarcxlbekis perangisaTvis... lil cis kides da uceb TavisTavad, Zaldautaneblad,
gaTlili filaqnebiT moednis mokirwylva TiTqmis sevdianad aRiRinda:
moemTavrebinaT. kvarcxlbekis perangisaTvis gankuT- _ si qouli, bata, ma domitalenqoo?*
vnili wiTeli marmarilos filebi ki calke ewyo. moulodneli iyo gulidan amosuli es sinaze, crem-
_ me magi ar mekiTxeba! _ Tavs icavda Teofane. _ lismomgvreli da mwuxare... ferdobze ucbad mdumareba
icode, es mTavrobis gankargulebaa... piradad me sxva Camowva, Sewyda TefSebis Cxakuni, xvneSa, CurCuli... gaxev-
masalas moviTxovdi! dnen biWebi _ marTali, duru, ariqa... moixeda Tvaleb-
amasobaSi zogierTi xelmZRvaneli amxanagic amo- gabrwyinebulma besam, yuri cqvites jariskacebma da yru
vida da besam pirSi wyali Caiguba. Rrena CaixSo qofakma.
cota xanSi stumrebi dabla daeSvnen. Teofane _ gurs genia montebulsu va-Semi-bralen-qoo?*
moridebiT gamoeTxova besas, xelebs ifSvnetda da Tva-
lebSi Sescicinebda, TiTqos eSinoda kidec misi.

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sevda Camoefina mqrqali cidan, Seipyro adamian- Sebindebisas, skolisaken rom miemarTebodnen,
Ta gakerpebuli gulebi. sadac sevdaa, iqaa siyvaruli, durum uceb ikiTxa:
sibraluli, miteveba... _ ra iyo, dRes besa rom gaujavrda im arqiteq-
_ Wofil voreq, Tokil voreq, vago-mi-ta-len-qo-o?* tors?
TiTqos miwidano, amoizida vava zarqua, ZaRlze marTalim mxrebi aiCeCa, mizezs TviTonac ver mixvda.
uZaRlesi, kbilebi daaRrWiala, Tavze wamoadga Wabuks. _ kvarcxlbekis saperange masala ar moewona! _
SiSma SeaZrwuna marTali. igumana, mkvleloba rom auxsna ariqam.
moxdeboda, undoda eyvira da xma ver amoiRo. _ ras uwunebs? me mgoni kargi marmariloa, wiTeli
vavam fexi amohkra, aluminis TefSi zed gadmoamxo gadahkravs! _ CaeZia duru.
da damarcvliT CasCxavla: _ ici mere ra marmariloa? _ xmas dauwia ariqam.
_ sikvdili gagaTavisuflebs, mZoro! _ saflavis lodebia. zog filas cal mxares warwerebi
da uceb gaaxsenda marTalis, yurSi aSkarad Caes- aqvs, micvalebulTa gvarsaxelebi da TariRebi aweria.
ma efro bebias mkacri, Seuvali xma, SurisgebiT naTqvami: _ gaficeb dedas! _ ar daijera durum. _ mere ar
`stalinzea es simRera, bikenti!~ daaCndeba?
Tavi ver moiToka, wamodga da akankalebuli xmiT _ Wkuas mouxme! warweras SigniT moayoleben da
uTxra Teqvsmeti wlis marTalim vavas: morCa!
_ mtroba mtrobas amravlebs, vava biZia! simRera marTalis guli usiamovnod SeekumSa.
iseTi ramaa, kacs Tu xma Caawyvetine, gulSi aRiRindeba, _ eg araferi, _ xeli Caiqnia durum, _ micvale-
maSin ki marTlac ver gaigeb, ra trialebs mis gulSi! buls rad unda marmarilo!
vava mZimed Semobrunda. Tvalebi wiTlad enTo, _ micvalebuls iqneb ara, magram maT STamomav-
sveli piridan Rojebi mouCanda. lebs ki! _ amoioxra marTalim.
`avadaa, _ gaifiqra marTalim, _ kaci ZaRladq- diaxac, ras ar miscemda, rom egulebodes Tundac
ceuli, an ZaRli kacis saxebaSi!~ riyis qva tataCis saflavze... cacanasa da efros safla-
vava zarqua aRma wavida, mTis kideze, kvarcxl- vebze... Tumca iqneb bebiebi cocxlebi arian... vin icis,
bekis xaraCosTan gadmodga... fxizel moyuraded gaaCina visTvis sicocxlis ra Jamia gamoyofili...
igi arsTa gamrigem, Tan SesZina usazRvro erTguleba da
mwiri goniereba.
axalgazrda `zekma~ jalambris saxelurs Caavlo
xeli da tvirTis amosatanad wavida. ukan, mewyvilesTan 19
erTad rom amobrunda, suls Zlivs iTqvamda, Sublze
ofli askdeboda. mSobliuri skolis es kedlebi adre WermaRali da
_ ewevi? _ xmadabla hkiTxa besam. naTeli axsovda. sabavSvo saxlis skola metad usaxuri
patimarma Tavi dauqnia. da bneli Canda. `priutelebs~ rva klass amTavrebinebd-
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ise micuravda, rogorc SeZlebda mxaris mosmas... marTa- aqlemaparmenma yuri cqvita, iSviaTad Tu rame
li met xans SerCa, TiTqmis weliwadnaxevari... esec albaT gamoepareboda.
bikentis damsaxureba iyo, an Tavisi unarisa, yoCaRad Cae- _ ra iyo, ZaZua, ra ar gasvenebs?
bulbulebina `stalinianas~ leqsebi... axla Zveli skolis _ araferi masw, SekiTxva mqonda! _ wamoizlazna
kedlebi moJamuli eCveneboda, Weri dabali, merxebi ariqa.
daCxapnili, biWebs daniT amoeWraT inicialebi da amu- _ mere?
ruli sisuleleebi. _ aqamde ratom ar iyo yriloba?
gakveTilze aqlemaparmeni Semoroxroxda. isev is _ ZaZua, Sen Tu gaunaTlebeli xar da isic ar ici, iyo
aqlema-parmeni iyo, rogoric marTalis axsovda, oRond Tu ara yriloba, rigiTobas mainc ver miaqcie yuradReba?
ufro gamelotebuli da, rac buwki SerCenoda, isic mTlad mecxramete saidan iqneboda, meTvramete Tu ar iyo?
gasTeTreboda. kvlavindeburad jansaRi da optimisturi _ es ki vici, pativcemulo, magram wesdebiT yri-
ieri hqonda, zepirad axsovda yoveli miTiTeba da gan- loba oTx weliwadSi erTxel unda yofiliyo!
karguleba. amaze ambobdnen, sufTa kacia, namdvili komu- _ dajeqi, ZaZua, gaunaTlebeli xar Sen! _ gajav-
nisti, aseTebi Tu aaSeneben komunizmso. dResac is gac- rda aqlemaparmeni. _ biWo, Sen ufro ici wesdeba Tu did-
recili perangi ecva, igive kostiumi, tilos iaffasiani ma stalinma, ha?
fexsacmelebi, rac xuTi wlis win. siduxWiris gamo rodi aseT arguments win veraferi daudgeboda da ariqa
iyo aseTi momWirne, maswavleblTa xelfasi im dros ra- gaCumda.
Racas niSnavda. zomiereba miaCnda aqlemaparmens ada- aqlemaparmenma gamarjvebulis ieriT gadaxeda
mianis upirveles Rirsebad, Tumca es zomiereba siZun- klass da ganagrZo:
wes ufro hgavda. _ gviWirda, baRnebo, da imitomac ar iyo yrilo-
_ cxovrebas ar unda CamovrCeT, baRnebo! _ ise- ba. jer omi gadavixadeT, mere nangrevebSi viyaviT da is
Ti sasoebiT alaparakda, TiTqos locvas aRavlenso. _ unda aRgvedgina. samusaifod vis scaloda? Tanac Cveni
Tqven, albaT, ukve waikiTxeT didi stalinis uaxloesi beladi, did stalini, Tqven rogor fiqrobT, WkuiT ver
megobris nikita xruSCovis moxseneba yrilobaze! ajobebda imaT, vinc sayrilobod Seikriba? ra Tqma unda,
klasSi mZime siCume Camowva. nikita xruSCovis mox- iq Tqvennair uwignurebs aravin gauSvebda, sul darCeu-
seneba kilometris sigrZisa iqneboda, gazeTis ramden- li, WkvianWkviani xalxi SeirCa, iseTebi, Wkua rom moe-
ime nomerSi ibeWdeboda da soflis meurneobas exeboda, kiTxebaT, magram stalinis gamWriaxobas isini xom ver
Tavidan bolomde mosawyeni cifrebiT iyo gaWedili. misi Seedrebian? amitomac ar iyo saWiro yriloba! belads
wamkiTxveli mTel qalaqSi aqlemaparmenis meti oric ar ise mtkiced uWiravs qveynis saWe, aravisi rCevadarige-
daiZebneboda. ba mas ar sWirdeba!
_ es aris simRera Cvens diad momavalze! _ aRfr- `maS, axla raRa saWiro iyo es yriloba?~ _ gai-
TovanebiT warmoTqva aqlemaparmenma da uceb prozaul- fiqra marTalim.
ad daamata: _ Wama xom gvinda, baRnebo! _ zogierTi amxanagi ki aq provokaciul kiTxvebs
_ gansakuTrebiT vaxSami, _ waiCurCula ariqam. gvisvams. _ ariqas Sexeda aqlemaparmenma. _ viciT, es

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amxanagebi komkavSirlebi arian, karg saqmes akeTeben. ukan ki beladi dgas... misi naTqvamis WeSmaritebaSi eWvs
gazeTebs Cvenc vkiTxulobT, gansakuTrebiT `mebrZol ver SevitanT!
stalinels~, striqoni ar gamogvrCeba, magram amxanagebi diax, beladis naazrevi is kedelia, romelsac yvela
jerac axalgazrdebi arian, frTxilad unda iyvnen da ise talRa awydeba!
nu iazrovneben, mters rom gauxardeba! _ naxvamdis, biWebo! _ daagdo durum da Sinisaken
aqlemaparmeni amis Semdeg nikita xruSCovis moxse- gadauxvia.
nebis gadmoqarTulebas Seecada, oRond Tavi da bolo ver _ sworia es kaci! _ WoWmaniTa Tqva marTalim.
moaba da ukrainis Saqris Warxlis ambebSi gaixlarTa. ariqam Tavi urwmunod gaaqnia.
amasobaSi zarmac dareka. _ me ar vici, sworia Tu ara! me vici, rom patimar
durum usayvedura ariqas: besa qirias, Tu SegiZlia, Tambaqo unda miutano da mis
_ mainc saidan mogaqvs es provokaciuli kiTxvebi? colSvilsac unda uTanagrZno!.. vici, rom `si qouli ba-
_ tvinidan! _ seriozulad upasuxa ariqam. _ tas~ wamRerebisaTvis kacs wixli ar unda Caazilo!.. ar
kiTxva rom damebadeba, minda, pasuxi gamcen! arsebobs aseTi kanonebi, miT ufro, roca erTmaneTs
_ xom gipasuxes mere! varwmunebT, naTeli momavlisaTvis viRvwiTo!
_ is pasuxi ki ara, muqara iyo! _ kanoni SeiZleba srulyofili iyos, magram ad-
_ ho, daSoSmindiT! _ Caeria marTali. _ aqlema- amianebi jer xom ara varT srulyofilebi! aTaswleulis
parmeni becia da magis naTqvams nurafrad CaagdebT, mo- gadmonaSTebi...
usmineT da gaiareT! _ gadmonaSTebze nurafers metyvi, _ xma aukan-
aq TviTon tyuoda! ver gaivlida! codna mozaikur kalda ariqas, _ ki batono, mesmis, kacobriobis momavlis
panosa hgavs, romelzec sxvadasxva adamianTa naazrevi fe- imediT moviTmenT da Sav pursa da Wiqa Cais davjerdebiT,
rad kenWebad lagdeba, sabolood ki epoqis Wreli suraTi magram imas mainc nu wamarTmev, rac materialuriT ar aR-
ixateba... Znelia am siWreleSi WeSmaritebis amokiTxva. iricxeba, rasac fuli ar sWirdeba da Raribsa da mdidars
_ aqlemaparmeni becia, _ daeTanxma ariqa, _ mag- Tanabrad SeiZleba hqondes...
ram is xom Tavisi sityvebiT ar msjelobs! is gazeTis eniT _ vin garTmevs rames? _ gaukvirda marTalis.
laparakobs. dRes mowinaves waikiTxavs, xval skolaSi _ Rirsebas! _ ficxad daagdo ariqam. _ kacobas!..
moarbeninebs... me ufleba maqvs TanagrZnobiT movekido `zeksac~, amas
_ winaaRmdegobaSi vardebi! _ ar dauTmo durum. nu wamarTmev!
_ aba, gazeTsa da radios Tu ar davujerebT, vis unda Sebrunda da sibneleSi gauCinarda. cota xans ismo-
davujeroT? mag gazeTebSi da radioSi uamravi Cvenze da Cqari nabijis xma, mere kari gajaxunda da qalma ikiTxa:
Wkviani kaci muSaobs, yvelafers amowmeben da ise gveub- _ ariqa, Sena, Svilo?
nebian. kargad iciT, rom yvelaferi beladis miTiTebiT _ me var, deda!
keTdeba, mis naazrevs gverds veravin auvlis, yvelaferi marTalim fexs auCqara. tvins uburRavda azri,
imasTan iyris Tavs. amitom aqlemaparmeni becic rom rom es patara, wynari ariqa, misi bavSvobis megobari ise-
iyos, igi gazeTis sityvebiT laparakobs, am sityvebis Tive seniTaa Sepyrobili, rogoriTac besa qiriaa daa-
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Tebervlis nestianma qarma daubera. caze varskv- mkacri mosamarTleebis gulebi da moxucebs epatios,
lavebi aqaiq Wiatebda, Savi Rrublebi aqrobda varskv- rom erTi dedaa damnaSavesi, meore sidedri. `iseTi ra
lavebs... daaSava mamam?~ _ meramdened ikiTxa gunebaSi. pasuxs
albaT verasodes miiRebda. simarTle erTaderTma kacma
20 icoda, bikentim, imas ki bageze klite edo, ufleba ara
hqonda gaeca `saxelmwifo saidumloeba~.
sizmarSi kvlav dedabrebi ixila. viwro miwurSi, fiqrSi kvlav CaeZina da sizmari Seubrunda. isev
mayalTan mokuntuli ijda efro bebia. iqve, xis taxtze is Tovliani tramali ixila. uferuli ca gadmomxoboda.
cacana wamowoliliyo, Wreli xalaTi exura. TavqveS, horizontis wre mqrqal nislSi ikargeboda. tramals ki-
baliSis magier wiTelydiani sqeli wigni amoedo. marTa- didan kide swor xazad kveTda rkinigza... Ria baqanidan
li gumaniT mixvda, `marqsizmleninizmis safuZvlebi~ moSorebiT TovlSi Cafluliyo orrigi miwurebi... Savi
iqneboda. Sinac hqondaT egeTi gamocema. cacana mudam kvamli moizlazneboda sakvamurebidan... ukacur Saraze
Tan daaTrevda, Sig gverdis mosaniSnad xan saTvales Cas- dedaberi miaTrevda momcro marxils. yinulze fexi
Crida, xan saCvenebel TiTs... dedaberma piri ymawvil- usxlteboda, mZimed miiwevda win... marxilze WilobSi
isaken moabruna, albaT surda Semoexeda, magram Tvale- gaxveuli cacana iwva, qaRaldiviT TeTri pirisaxe yi-
bi daxuWuli hqonda. `ar momekaro, Svilo! _ bage arc nuls gamoeqandakebina...
Seurxevia, ise Tqva cvilisferma cacanam. _ meSinia, loginidan wamovarda marTali. uazrod mimoixe-
araferi gevnos! saSineli gaugebroba xdeba... wignSi yve- da. ra moxda? sad xdeboda yovelive es? zmanebidan Zlivs
laferi sxvanairad weria... stalins atyueben albaT, uma- gamoaRwia. mixvda, rom sizmari ixila da guli moeca. `viR-
laven, Torem ar dauSvebda amas... unda SevatyobinoT, lebi, _ gaifiqra, _ miuCveveli var qvis samuSaos... mere
Torem daiRupa qveyana...~ marTali oTaxis kuTxeSi idga, skola, speqtakli... Tanac amindi!~
usmenda am sityvebs, miaxloebas ki ver bedavda... ager moJamuli amindi idga. nela, uxmod crida, ezoSi
efromac aswia Tavi, moixeda, Jangisferi pirisaxe gamouCn- gasvla ar mogindeboda.
da. Tvalebi kuSti hqonda, ver xedavda marTalis, sadRac civi tansacmlisagan aaZagZaga da buxars miucuc-
miRmeTSi iyureboda... `marTali, Svilo, Sen mainc damirCi, qda. cecxlis gaRvivebas Seudga. tafamwvari mounda da
bebo genacvalos!~ cxel tafaze sami kvercxi daaxala.
gamoeRviZa marTalis. guli SiSisagan ukankaleb- cotasac moicdis, samuSao damTavrdeba da maSin
da... oTaxSi gariJraJs SemoeRwia... sizmars ixsenebda, mag- amxanag griSas Seexveweba, iqneb werili misweron, moxu-
ram detalebi Semofantvoda. TiTqos cacana eubneboda cebi SeibraleTo... vis? stalins... berias...
raRacas, stalins uxsenebda...
CaTbunda, adgoma daezara...
unda eCivla stalinTan, xma miewvdina... an iqneb
lavrenti beriasTan gaegzavna werili. vin icis, iqneb
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an, `gaumarjos Tavisuflebaso~, _ taSs ukravT, `gaumar-
21 jos revoluciaso~, _ taSs ukravT; es kargia, magram
roca geubnebian, `Zirs iaraRio~, amasac taSs ukravT. aba,
speqtakli SabaT saRamos gaimarTa. skolis darba- ra revolucia iqneba, rom uiaraRoT gaimarjvos? is ra
zi didi ar iyo, scenac momcro hqonda. marTalim wina Rame revolucioneria, vinc ityvis `Zirs iaraRio~? amis mTqme-
TeTrad gaaTena, scena gaaforma, iqauroba sul wiTeli li oratori, albaT, tolstois mimdevaria da ara rev-
droSebiTa da transparantebiT aaWrela da wiTeli saRe- olucioneri da vinc unda iyos imis mTqmeli, is revo-
bavic blomad gaxarja, oRond saRebavi xelidan veraf- luciis, Tavisuflebis mteria!~
riT moiSora da iZulebuli gaxda, premieris dros mayu- ai, aq daaviwyda marTalis Tavisi sisxlisfrad
reblis Tvalwin kobas rolSi sisxliani xelebiT warm- SeRebili xelebi da darbazidan ise gamoCnda, TiTqos
dgariyo. amitomac TamaSobda Tavidan gaubedavad. cdi- patara CiraRdani uWiravso.
lobda xelebi an jibeSi hqonoda, an zurgsukan amoedo, _ `namdvili gamarjvebisaTvis ki ra aris saWiro?
magram TandaTan Sexurda da sifrTxile daaviwyda. amisaTvis saWiroa sami ram! kargad gaigeT da daimaxsov-
_ `Tqven erTi cudi Cveuleba gaqvT...~ _ dinjad, reT: pirveli, rac saWiroa, es aris SeiaraReba, meore _
auCqareblad mimarTavda scenis kideze gadmomdgari SeiaraReba da mesame kidev _ SeiaraReba!~
marTali Todua mayureblebs. scenaze Seyrili `xalxi~, am sityvebs rom ambobda, xmas iseTi cecxli SesZi-
muSurad Cacmuli ufrosklaseli biWebi da grZelkabiani, na, yoveli bgera ise amaRlebulad da TavSekavebuli sid-
Tavmandiliani gogonebi qalTa skolidan _ keke, ivlita injiT warmoTqva, iquxa taSma da aqlemaparmenma wam-
da veriCka aRfrTovanebuli Sescicinebdnen `orators~. oiyvira:
gadaWedili darbazic pirdaRebuli misCereboda wvermi- _ gaumarjos, baRnebo, did stalins!
webebul koba juRaSvils. pirvel rigSi dabrZandnen kedlis portretis stalinma xeli aswia da Rimi-
direqtori Tamara, mTeli pedkoleqtivi da ramdenime liT Caiduduna:
stumaric komkavSiris raikomidan. danarCeni sivrce `yoCaR! yoCaR!~
mTlianad gaevso skolis mowafeebs, erTierTmaneTze darbazi taSs ukravda da scenaze mdgomi `xalxic~.
isxdnen, fanjris rafa da scenis kibec SeevsoT, gasasv- veriCkasa da ivlitas wivili biWebis xmaSi gairCa. kekes
lelebSi idgnen, mTlad patarebi ki scenis win, iatakze ki, am Tavis `muSur~ samosSi patara dedakacs rom damsga-
morTxmuliyvnen. vseboda, xelebi mkerdTan mietyupebina da garindebu-
kedelze stalinis Rimiliani portreti ekida da liyo...
ioseb besarionis Zem marTalis TiTi dauqnia. TiTqos unda gaxareboda marTalis... is ki idga da
`frTxilad, ymawvilo, araferi SegeSalos!~ usmenda... usmenda da Tvalwin amaswinandeli sizmari
_ `Tqven erTi cudi Cveuleba gaqvT, romelic edga: sadRac Sors, sxva planetaze gadakarguli farTo
pirSi unda giTxraT, _ marTalim xmas mtkice JReradoba tramali da ori dedaberi _ cacana da efro...
SesZina, _ vinc unda gamovides da rac unda giTxran, yve- speqtaklis Semdeg gasasvlelSi lestambe SeeCexa,
las sixaruliT da taSiscemiT xvdebiT. Tqven geubnebi- kekesaTvis Caevlo xeli, Sin miaTrevda. gogonas mzera

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TiTqos amqveyniurs gascloda da sadRac zmanebebSi ga-
dadioda. 22
lizRurad gaiRima lestambem, waisisina:
_ rao, belads sisxliani xelebi hqonda? _ ariqaa!
marTalis emcxeTa, magram pasuxi ar gaucia. _ movdivaar!
quCaSi, roca ariqam mklavi gamosdo, eWviT ikiTxa: ariqa gamorbis. Tavze yurebiani qudi Camoufx-
_ cudad viTamaSe? atia, tanze dabambuli juba acvia. wvril kiserze naqso-
ariqam amoioxra. vi kaSne Semouxvevia.
_ Sen arafer SuaSi xar! am rols kargad veravin _ ra uJmuri amindia! _ ukmayofilod wvikinebs.
iTamaSebs! _ ucbad maimuniviT daimanWa da marTalis wa- _ duruu!
baZa: _ `dgas bumberazi... kvlav mis xmas vismenT, wiTel _ movdivaar!
Suqs gvafrqvevs xalxebis mxsneli, komunizmis da mSvi- amasac dabambuli juba acvia, uqudodaa. roxo Ta-
dobis gzisken, gauSveria mzrunveli xeli...~ vi `poluboqsiT~ SeukreWia.
_ es stalinze ki ara, leninzea! _ ra uJmuri amindia! _ esec ukmayofiloa.
_ sul erTi araa? qalaqi moqufrulia, ruxi feri dahkravs. miwa ata-
marTalim gaucina, Semrigeblurad uTxra: laxebula, xeebi, saxlebi, Robe, yvelaferi svelia, haeri
_ vxedav, rom ar mogewona! nestiTaa gajerebuli.
ariqa uceb danaRvlianda, TvalebSi sasowarkve- _ male gazafxuli dadgeba! _ imedianad ambobs
Ta Caudga da CurCuliT uTxra: marTali.
_ ici, sul meCveneba, rom gvatyueben! Cven ki _ sanam gazafxuli dadgeba, me fexebs gavfSikav!
sxvebs vatyuebT, is sxvebi kidev sxvebs... me ar vici, sinam- _ ar cxreba ariqa.
dvileSi rogori iyo koba juRaSvili, magram imas ki vxvde- _ samuSaoze dagvcxeba! _ amSvidebs duru. _
bi, rom marTali kaci aseTi eniT ar metyvelebs! dRes kibes movamTavrebT! xvalzeg kvarcxlbeki iqneba
_ SeveSvaT stalins, _ mowyvetiT Tqva marTalim, mosapirkeTebeli!
_ da saerTod, politikaze jvari xom ar dagviweria! _ saflavis qvebiT... _ ariqa gamousworebelia.
sxva rame davdgaT, Tundac siyvarulze! duru mowyvetiT Cerdeba, sayeloSi xels Caav-
_ siyvarulzee? _ gawela ariqam da uceb sicil- lebs, Semoatrialebs.
iT mowyvita. _ siyvarulze jer piesa ar dawerila! _ _ ena daimokle, es jRanaoba sikeTes ar mogitans!
Tqva da gaiqca. _ nu CxubobT! _ Semrigeblurad CaerTveba mar-
_ hei! _ miadevna marTalim. _ Sen ra, `romeo da Tali. _ iqilikos, Sen ra genaRvleba, vava zarqua xom ar
julieta~ ar wagikiTxavs? gvismens!
bulvarze kentad Tu gaivlis vinme, yvelas Ru-
ariqa gaCerda, saxe seriozuli gauxda.
melTan da buxrispiras urCevnia.
_ wamikiTxavs da meti ara!.. mzamzareuli romeo
Cxeria modidebula, amRvreula... mTebSi albaT
xar, magram julieta sad giSovno? naxvamdis!
gawvimda, Tovli lRveba.

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gzispiras dedaSvili dgas. cxutas xelSi momcro am dros ki, qveviT, Savi manqanebis mwkrivi gamoCnda.
fuTa uWiravs, wvimas arad agdebs. ciru beRurasaviT mo- _ avtori modis! _ mixvda ariqa.
buzula, sciva. amxanagi Teofane patara tikWorasaviT mogoravs,
biWebi nabijs aneleben. duru Tvalebs abrialebs, mokle fexebze mousvenrad cmukavs. amxanagi benediqte
qSinavs, TqmiT arafers ambobs. marTali moridebiT esal- erTi msxviltaniani, zorba kaci yofila, sagrZnoblad
meba. ariqa ki, TiTqos winaswarve asea daTqmulio, fuTas SeTxelebuli WaRara ukan gadauvarcxnia.
xels waatans, iRliaSi amoiCris. _ tarapunka da Stepselia! _ xiTxiTebs ariqa.
_ movida ukve? benediqte auRelveblad amodis kibeze, Teofanes
_ ki, Soridan SevxedeT! Zalian gaxda! _ wuwunebs facifucs arafrad agdebs. xandaxan gaCerdeba, darCe-
qali. nil safexurebs axedavs dinjad. marcxniv da marjvniv
cirus didron TvalebSi sevda Camdgara. ferdobs SeaTvalierebs, mere ukan, mereTs gadaavlebs
_ iq vava zarquaa, axlos ver gaekarebi! _ Civis mzeras da gzas ganagrZobs.
cxuta. ukan mosdeven qalaqis xelmZRvanelebi. yvelas
_ ho! _ Tavs uqneven ariqa da marTali, swrafad erTnairi labada acvia, javSnosnebiviT Camwkrivebulan.
Sordebian, win wasul durus ewevian. ra Tqma unda, Tanamdebobisda mixedviT, TiTqos erTxel
mTisZiras `zekebs~ iTvlian. labadiani oficeri da samudamod Sedgenil siaSi adgilis gadanacvleba Seu-
sias kiTxulobs, patimrebi ki pasuxoben: `var! var! var!~ Zlebeli iyos... sul bolos bikenti modis, Toloraia.
_ ra amogiCria iRliaSi? _ vava eWviani TvalebiT amitomacaa moCvenebiTi es sia, radgan bikentis ridi am
burRavs ariqas. qalaqSi raikomis mdivansac aqvs da yvela danarCensac.
_ sadilia! sami mutruki vmuSaobT, xom gvinda Wama! benediqtes aravisi ridi ara aqvs. yvelas erTna-
macxovrisgoraze adian. samas mesamoce safexur- irad uqnevs Tavs. komkavSirlebsac aseve gulgrilad
ze Camomjdara besa, fuTas gaxsnis da gaeRimeba. Sig mom- gadaavlo mzera, besasac. Tumca Teofanem raRac Caiwk-
cro xaWapuria, moxarSuli kvercxebi, Tbili windebi da mutuna, albaT agebinebda, amaT yuradReba miaqcieo.
cxvirsaxoci. auCqareblad gadaWra qvafenili, xaraCoebs Seuy-
muSaobas bejiTad iwyeben. sul xuTi safexuria da- va da kvarcxlbekis Tavze SeCerda.
sadebi da kibe moedans SeuerTdeba... gverdebze Tlili monumentiviT gaijgima, mereTs gaxeda.
bordiuri asdevs TeTr kibes... _ rogora Cans, ha? _ ikiTxa.
zeda moedanic filebiTaa mokirwyluli. gadasa- Teofanem taSi Semohkra.
xedis mxridan dabali parapeti gasdevs, isic ruxi fi- _ SesaniSnavia, SesaniSnavi!
lebiTaa mopirkeTebuli. maRali kvarcxlbeki jerac xara- benediqte ukanve Camofofxda, pirisaxeze kmayo-
CoebSia da besas xels elodeba. swrafad imuSaves `zeke- fileba exata, mzera dauTba. saTiTaod xeli CamoarTva
bma~, madlobas ki aravis etyvian. Tanamdebobis pirebsac, Teofanesac, iqve myof patimrebsac.
ai, bolo safexuric dades biWebma. besam Tvalebi _ rogorc ki gamoidarebs, amovitanoT! dResas-
moWuta da ise gaxeda. Tarazo arc sWirdeba, iseTi Tvali waulebamde, vfiqrob, moeswreba...
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_ agaSena RmerTma! _ xelebi moifSvnita amxa- _ mkvdars ranairad movusmenT, _ moiwyina mar-
nagma griSam. _ maSasadame, Tadarigia saWiro! _ mere Talim, _ gaTavebulia es saqme!
komkavSiruli sameuli gamoarCia, Seaqo: _ yoCaR, biWe- _ cocxlebi tyuian, Torem mkvdrebi veRar icru-
bo, aba, Tqven iciT! dRe da Rame rom gaasworoT, ocda- eben. rac dro gava, mets gavigebT imaTze. yoveli adami-
xuT Tebervals mainc unda gavxsnaT, ocdameTeqvsmete ani tovebs nakvalevs, oRond amokiTxva unda viswavloT
wlisTavi aRvniSnoT... es ymawvili, _ marTali warudgina da marTlac unda gvindodes WeSmaritebis dadgena!
benediqtes, _ Cveni ganmaTavisufleblis nestor To- _ ra Wkviani xar, ariqa! _ gulwrfelad uTxra
duas SviliSvilia! marTalim.
_ gaficeb dedas! _ banjgvliani warbebi aswia _ ho, tvini ar meteva am patara TavSi! _ Sublze
benediqtem, kotita TiTebi loyaze mouTaTuna marTalis. xeli miikakuna ariqam da siciliT gauCinarda.
muSakacis uxeSi, dakoJrili xeli hqonda.
stumrebis wasvlis Semdeg Seisvenes.
_ ucnauri bedi gaqvs swored! _ TuTuns mouki- 23
da besam, boli siamovnebiT gamouSva. _ Sens erT babuas
samxiarulod hqonda saqme, meores satirlad. sabolo- zamTarma kudi moiqnia, Camobardna. marTalim di-
od, orives satirlad moumTavrda. liT rom gamoiRviZa, qalaqi ver icno, TeTrad gadaqaT-
_ eg rogor? _ dabneulad hkiTxa marTalim, mdiv- qaTebuliyo. caze Rrublis fTilac ar Canda da mzis Suqi
nis yuradRebiT mogvrili uxerxuloba jerac ver ga- fafuk TovlSi ise brWyvialebda, Tvalis gaxela Wirda...
neleboda. daTba, Tovlma lxoba iwyo... saxuravidan wkapawkupiT
_ erTi am respublikas amyarebda, meore imas icav- wamovida wveTebi, Camoekida grZelze grZeli gamWvir-
da, orive udrood Seewira arCevans!
vale loluebi... TandaTan SeTxelda Tovlis sabani da
nuTu marTalim araferi icoda? gera babua im res-
bolos mTlad daiwrita, nakadulebi gaacocxla... Cxeria
publikas icavda? moRalate menSevikebis sisxlian diq-
aimRvra, aboboqrda, masSi urCma, dauokebelma Zalam
taturas? raRacisTvis ki moukravs yuri, magram simarT-
gaiRviZa...
les tabu edo da veraferi gaarkvia. gera da nestori mZa-
samuSao bolos uaxlovdeboda. `zekebi~ meti ar
xlebi iyvnen, Tanac ZRvibis Zmakacebi... iqneb amitom Seun-
gamoCenilan. mxolod besa amohyavda bikentis `vilisiT~,
des geras cdomilebani, maTze Tvali daxuWes...
vava zarquas miuCenda darajad, saRamos ukanve waabrZa-
mTeli dRe am azrs ukirkitebda, tvinidan ver
nebda cxraklitulSi.
amoegdo. gvian, roca Sin brundebodnen da durus gamo-
eTxovnen, ariqas uTxra: RamiT gadmoitanes monumentis nawilebi. bikentim
_ gamigonia, gera babua wminda kaci iyovo, Tavisi moisurva ase. daSlili beladis xilva arajansaR STabeW-
mxrebiT amozida Turme es safexurebi da martom aaSena dilebas moaxdens mereTelebzeo... amitomac bneli Ra-
es kibe. maS ratom icavda im moRalate menSevikebs? miT miadgnen raikomisa da Sinsaxkomis taliktaliki, ja-
_ me ra vici, _ mxrebi aiCeCa ariqam, _ me da Sen niani TanamSromlebi sadguris sawyobs, gaxsnes dalu-
araferi viciT, Cven xom sxvaTa monaWors vimeorebT, quli kari, datvirTes manqana da wamovidnen...
saWiro kia TviT gera babuas movusminoT...
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macxovrisgoris Tavze grZeli jalambrebiT azi- besam moarbenina jalambari, romliTac adre tor-
des. duru pirveli Seudgeboda xolme mZime tvirTs. si amoitanes, ymawvili zed daawvines.
marTali da ariqa tyuilubralod irjebodnen, radgan durum saxelurebs CasWida xeli. TavdaRmarTze
jalambrebis saxelurebs veRar swvdebodnen... win martoka veRar zidavda da marTalim mourideblad,
dRisiT Teofane da benediqte mobrZandnen. Teo- TiTqos SehRrinao, vavas miugdo:
fane mousvenrad wrialebda, uamrav gankargulebas iZ- _ mohkideT xeli!
leoda, Tumca arc aravin ugdebda yurs. vava wamiT Seyoymanda.
benediqte sul sxva kacad warmoCnda. jibeebiani _ arsad gamqcevi ara var, me, vava zarqua! _ miux-
lurji xalaTi ecva. Tavze lurji mitkalis CaCi Camoef- vda besa gasaWirs. _ gaqceva rom mindodes, Sen ver da-
xata. patara biWiviT swrafad da dauzareblad adiCadi- miWer me!
oda xaraCoze, sxvebze Ronivrad muSaobda. vavam pasuxi ar gasca, saxeluri aswia.
Tavdapirvelad fexebi Seayenes, dafaze idga da mas- kibeze frTxilad CahyavdaT, safexurebi sveli iyo.
Tan erTad mazaris kalTebic iyo Camosxmuli. yvelaze ariqa xan fxizldeboda, xan gons kargavda da bo-
mZime mklavebiani torsi Canda. erTi mklavi odnav moe- davda.
Runa belads, meoreSi Cibuxi eWira da ariqam SeniSna: goris Ziras aravin daxvedriaT da im jalambriT
_ am Cibuxsac veRar avwev martodmarto! gadaarbenines qalaqi, saavadmyofoSi miiyvanes.
sityva momTavrebuli arc hqonda, ubedureba moxda. marTalim saSineli daRliloba igrZno, muxlebi
aqamde torsze miyudebuli Tavi gadmogorda. ekeceboda da mosacdelSi xis skamze daeSva.
`mavneblebi, diversantebi, jaSuSebi, teroriste- _ araferi mouva im Tqvens ariqas! _ Tqva vavam.
bi!..~ _ muqariT CamoTvala da ariqas marcxena fexze _ dostaqrebma ician TavianTi saqme! ho, marTla, _ WoW-
daugorda. maniT daamata, _ umjobesia vTqvaT, kibeze fexi dauc-
tkivilisagan Sehkivla biWma, Zirs daeca. daTqo, an lodi gauvardaTqo... stalinis Tavi, h H m, raRac
_ vai, deda, vaime, dediko! _ iZaxda da cdilobda uxerxulia...
mZime Tavi moeSorebina. durum Tavi dauqnia, vava gauCinarda da uceb mar-
micvivdnen duru da marTali, daejajgurnen. Tali moikunta, bavSviviT atirda.
_ namuSevari ar gamifuWoT! _ iyvira benediqtem _ xom ar gagiJdi! _ SeuZaxa durum. _ ras bavSvob,
da TviTonac movarda: _ frTxilad, frTxilad! vavam xom Tqva, araferi mouvao, eqimebi wuTSi moarCenen!
Tavi gadaaCoCes, ariqas fexi gamoaSvebines, mag- icoda marTalim, eqimebi wuTSi rom moarCenen
ram gamwarebuli biWi ar Cerdeboda, kvnesiT moTqvamda: ariqas, rom SeiZleba adamians xifaTi SeemTxvas, fexic
_ vai, deda!.. moitexos da es sulac araa msoflio tragedia, yvela-
pirisaxe mitkalisferi gauxda, guli misdioda. feri es icoda, magram Tavs ver ikavebda, Signidan raRac
fexsacmlidan sisxlma gamoJona, Sarvlis toti auxsneli tkivili awveboda, yels ebjineboda da crem-
SeuReba. lis garda sxva gamosavali ara hqonda.
duru da marTali Seecadnen wamoewiaT, veRar _ gaCumdi, sircxvilia, xalxi gviyurebs! ho, kai,
miudgnen. cremli SeimSrale da wavideT, axla ukve qandakebas dgamen!
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_ jandabas! _ waiCurCula marTalim.
_ ra? 24
_ dadgan uCvenod! ariqas xom ver davtovebT? me
ar davtoveb! Sen Tu ginda, wadi! bindispirze duru movida. Sin Seurbenia, bamburis
duru awrialda, wasvla euxerxula. nacvlad Tavisi gacrecili palto Caucvams.
_ wadi! _ dauyvava marTalim, guli gadaewminda, _ rogoraa saqme?
damSvidda. _ jer deida fucusTan Cairbine, ise uTxari, fucum amoioxra.
ar SeaSino! me aq davelodebi! duru marTalis miujda, CasCurCula:
duru gaiqca. marTali mosacdelSi marto darCa. _ davdgiT ukve, TeTri tilo gadavafareT!
mdumareba Camowva, swored iseTi, xuTi wlis win, TeTr marTali gauCumda. ukve ar axarebda es saqme. Tavs
palataSi gonsmosulma rom aRmoaCina... maSin SeaSina im ver utydeboda, rom mis erTgulebas bzari daaCnda.
siCumem, adamianis xmis gagoneba mounda, derefanSi gamo- isxdnen mdumared, TiTqos salaparako araferi
exeta, bolomde Caiara da iq saoperacios karTan gaiyi- hqondaT. duru Tu Caaxvelebda xandaxan, skams mousven-
na... magidaze gvami ido cvilisferi, SiSveli biWisa. did- rad aWraWunebda. fucu deida awrialdeboda uceb, ked-
xans fiqrobda mere, im biWs operacias ukeTebdneno. gvi- lebs exleboda, magram rogorRac uxmod, sityvebis gare-
an mixvda, qirurgebi savarjiSod iCiCqnebodnen biWis Se da misi es uTqmeli tanjva mZime sayurebeli iyo.
mucelSi, misi suli ki karga xnis win gafreniliyo caSi... naSuaRamevs morige eqimma gamoixeda, palataSi
mogonebam guli SeuRona, Tavbru daasxa. Sesvlis neba darTo.
_ cudad xom ara xar? calke ewvinaT, momcro oTaxSi, albaT pativsacem
Tavze TeTrxalaTiani kaci wamosdgomoda. pirTaTvis rom aqvT Semonaxuli.
_ ara! megobarma fexi itkina da imas vaxldi! _ oRond nu ixmaurebT! _ gaafrTxila eqimma.
_ iseTi ra daeca? ariqas eZina, raki narkozi jerac moqmedebda. pir-
_ lodi! _ mokled moWra marTalim. isaxe TeTri da mwyazari hqonda. Cxinka mxrebi moeSiSv-
_ dakoWldeba! _ amoixvneSa kacma da gaSorda. lebina, uRono xelebi sabnis zeviT daewyo. wvrili
Semosasvlelma karma gaijaxuna. fucu deida Semo- kiseri, gamWvirvale, Txeli nakvTebi ufro pataras aCen-
iWra qoSiniT. da da marTalis guli SeekumSa. TiTqos umcrosi Zamiko
marTali gaegeba. iwva mis win, anda Svilobili. tolebi iyvnen, magram axla
_ cocxalia? Tavs asakovnad grZnobda.
_ nu geSinia, fucu deida, fexi itkina cota! fexi TabaSirSi CaesvaT da amaRlebul baliSze edo.
qalma mkerdze mjiRi miikra, guli amovardnasa nela, Tanabrad sunTqavda, mkerdi audCaudioda.
hqonda, skamze mZimed daeSva... fucum skami miaCoCa, myarad dajda.
duru yoCaRobda, pirisaxe uneblieT emanWeboda,
upeebi usveldeboda, surdoSeyriliviT cxvirs axvli-
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dro gaiwela... orjer eqimma Semoixeda, xom ara am laparakSi kidec gaTenda. dRe hgavda Rames, nis-
wuxso, ikiTxa. li nela ifanteboda.
moulodnelad gayuCda avadmyofi, sunTqvis rit- morige eqimma Semoixeda, Tvalebs ifSvnetda.
mi Seecvala. quTuToebi Searxia... miixedmoixeda, vera- _ iTmen, ymawvilo? _ hkiTxa ariqas. _ Tu Zalian
vin icno da kvlav Zils minebda, magram ramdenime wuTis Segawuxa, miTxari da gamayuCebels gagikeTeb!
Semdeg isev gamoeRviZa da gakvirvebulma ikiTxa: ariqa Zalian wuxda, magram iTmenda...
_ ra moxda? mogvianebiT bikenti gamoCnda. Tan amala axlda,
_ araferi, genacvale, cotaTi fexi itkine! _ mTavari eqimi da ramdenime TeTrxalaTiani kaci. saqmia-
sulswrafad Seageba fucum, xelze moefera. ni ieriT bWobdnen, xelebs iqnevdnen, laTinur citatebs
ariqa Cafiqrda, ixsenebda... biWebs daakvirda da afrqvevdnen. mamis gverdiT lestambec awuruliyo,
gauRima: xelSi gaqonili qaRaldis parki eWira.
_ erTaderTi kaci var dedamiwis zurgze, stali- _ rogora xarT, arwivebo! _ naZaladevi mxia-
nis Tavisagan rom dazaralda! rulebiT ikiTxa bikentim, dabneul fucus xeli energi-
ver moeSva qiliks. narkozi jer ar gasvloda, tki- ulad CamoarTva, skamze Camojda da ariqasaken daixara.
vilebs eZina da imitom iyo qilikis gunebaze. _ magra xom ar gtkiva, vaJkaco?
meti araferi uTqvams, Cumad Caicina da isev Zil- ariqam sawylad gauRima. mTlad gacreciliyo.
buranSi Sebrunda. _ nu geSinia, qorwilSi ise icekveb, iataks bragab-
gareT amindi WinWylobda, wveTebs wkapawkupi gah- rugi gaudiodes! _ TiTiT lestambe moixmo, parki ga-
qonda da biWebma verc gaiges, TviTonac rodis CaeSvnen moarTva. _ zinaida petrovnam gamogvatana, ai, cxeli
ZilSi. Rvezelebi!
TiTqos wuTic ar gasulao, saxeze kaSkaSa Suqi fucum moridebiT CamoarTva, ganze midga. les-
daefinaT da orTavem Tvalebi daWyita. tambe rwevarweviT daixara, avadmyofis uRono xeli aiRo
ariqas eRviZa, tkivilisagan Subli ofls daewinwkla. da uxalisod hkiTxa:
_ moiTmine, deda genacvalos, moiTmine! _ eCur- _ rogora xar?
Culeboda fucu, pirsaxociT ofls umSralebda. marTalim da durum Tavi zedmetad igrZnes da
_ rao, dadgiT ukve? _ ariqa cdilobda Tavi yo- derefanSi gavidnen.
CaRad daeWira, magram xandaxan kvnesa dascdeboda. male lestambec gamoCnda, welgamarTuli moikvan-
_ ki, davdgiT! _ durum upasuxa. _ xval besa daiw- weboda.
yebs kvarcxlbekis mopirkeTebas... _ unda gagelaxa maSin! _ Zveli ambavi gaixsena
_ maS, gamovCndebiT sxva qalaqebSi! _ Tqva ariqam durum.
da dardianad daurTo: _ awi scenaze veRar gamoval... _ rogora xarT? _ iseve uxalisod ikiTxa les-
mindoda, merkucio meTamaSa! tambem, albaT sul ar ainteresebda, vin rogor iyo. _
_ netavi Sen myavde kargad da... _ Caiduduna fucum. magrad ki daSavebula, sawyali! _ gulsgareT Tqva. _
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_ vis unda eximandra? _ gagulisebiT Seepasuxa biWebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes da marTalim mtki-
marTali. _ romeli mteri mas hyavda, ha? ar icnob ariqas? ced moWra:
_ vicnob, cxadia, _ calybad gaiRima lestambem, _ bikenti biZia, zedmetia yovelnairi eWvi, besa
svel tuCze enis wveri moisva, _ isic maxsovs, beladis axlosac ar gahkarebia da im dros sul sxvagan idga!
portretis magier me rom mkidebda... _ ho, kargi, kargi! _ ukmexad Tqva bikentim da
_ bavSvurad iangla, Sen ki dagimaxsovrebia! _ zurgi Seaqcia, win gaixeda.
TavSekavebiT Tqva marTalim. megobrebi mTis Ziras Camosxa da gabrunda.
_ cxadia, _ Caikrutuna lestambem, _ me arc mwye- aqedan kargad Canda kvarcxlbekis xaraCoebi da
nia, magram xom SeiZleba Tavisi kvimati eniT sxvasac awye- zeviT amarTuli TeTri daSna, romelic, albaT, ramden-
nina, iman ki fexze lodi daagora!.. rames ki ar vamtki- ime dReSi beladis xatebad gadaiqceoda.
ceb, logikurad vmsjelob! qoSiniT aiares maRali kibe.
_ ici, ras getyvi? _ durum warbebi avad SeaTa- _ a, moxvediT, mamaco komkavSirlebo? _ besa
maSa. _ es Seni logika Seitene... _ undoda arcTu zrdi- satexiT xelSi marmarilos filasTan Cacucquliyo. _
lobiani sityva exmara, magram bikenti gamovida palati- rogoraa Tqveni Zmakaci?
dan, ymawvilebs xeli dauqnia. _ fexi magra tkiva! _ pirquSad amcno durum.
_ macxovrisgorisaken mivdivar da Tqvenc agiy- _ samwuxaroa ambavi ese, gauRimaro xelmwifev
vanT! _ mere lestambes miubrunda. _ Sen skolaSi wadi! Cemo! _ miuleqsa besam. _ kai ymawvilia ariqa ZaZua da
lestambem megobrebs mZimed, mowyalebasaviT da- misi tkivili mec metkineba! _ mere cota iyuCa da mar-
uqnia Tavi. Talis amoxeda: _ geZebdnen, avuxseni, sadac iqnebodi,
ukve manqanaSi, viTomc sasxvaTaSorisod, ikiTxa magram gzaSi agcdnen albaT.
bikentim: _ vin meZebda?
_ rogor fiqrobT, SemTxveviT moxda yvelaferi? _ soflidan amogakiTxes! dariko mamidam Semog-
_ axlomaxlo ucxo aravin idga! _ TavdaWerilad iTvala, Cemi suli zecasa Sina ars, gvams ki gapatiosneba
Seepasuxa marTali. da saZvaleSi wasveneba sWirdebao!
duru moqufruli ijda, frCxilebs iTvaliereb- _ mokvda? _ Seicxada marTalim.
da, ukvirda, Svilis dawyebul laparaks mama rom agr- _ RmerTma imis xnobamde gagaZlebinos, as ocdaa-
Zelebda. Tisa iyo! _ pirjvari gadaiwera besam, saqmes miubrunda...
_ magram xom SeiZleboda, brinjaos Tavi viRacas
gangeb arasworad mieyudebina, gamoswev da gadmogordeba!
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_ Cven, me, marTalim da ariqam davdeT ise, ro-
gorc ido! _ durus xma CaexliCa, kopebi SeeWmuxna. _
_ mama! _ lestambem Tvali gauswora bikentis, mag-
meti aravin gahkarebia!
ram kacis mzeras ver gauZlo da piri ganze miabruna. _
_ besa sadRa iyo?
ukve Teqvsmetisa vxdebi da skolasac male davamTavreb!

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bikenti savarZelSi isvenebda. gazeTi ganze ga- deboda am saubrisaTvis da dro axla SeerCia. _ isini
dado, saTvale gulisjibeSi Seinaxa. saerTod ar sWirde- waimuSaveben da studentebi gaxdebian!
boda, magram eqimma urCia, kiTxvis dros ixmare, Tvali _ Senc gaxdi, Svilo, studenti! ici Sen, Cemgan
daisvenebso. xelis wakvrac ar dagWirdeba!
Sin marto kacebi iyvnen, mama da Svili. _ fih, Tavs moviklav am Cveni institutis guli-
_ ginda Zmakacebi dapatiJo? saTvis, nucas skolaze uaresi, Torem ukeTesi magi araa...
_ Zmakacebi ki ara, _ agdebiT Seepasuxa lestam- aq naswavli kaci soflis maswavlebelze didi arasodes
be, bage zizRiT moeqca, _ sada myavs Zmakacebi, an raSi gamxdara!
mWirdebian... _ getyoba, akademikosobas epotinebi, magram imas
_ veraferi gamigia! ucnauri axalgazrdebi xarT, ver vxedav, wigns aklavde Tavs! _ dacinviT upasuxa
am asakSi uZmakacod... bikentim.
_ Senc xom aravin gyavda? _ Sen iseTi samsaxuri gaqvs, mama, ar gagiWirdeba
_ rogor ar myavda? _ Secba bikenti. _ ager tata- da moskovSi, Cven rom viciT, im saswavleblisken momi-
Ci... marTa... _ kacis xmas simtkice aklda da lestambem Zebni gzas!
SeTqmuliviT gauRima, migixvdi, ra Zmakacebic egeni aria- bikenti erTxans gauCumda. adreve icoda Svilis
no. bikenti gaRizianda, moiqufra da moWra: _ maS, ra gin- gatacebis ambavi. Tavdapirvelad Rimils hgvrida misi
da, rasa mTxov? majis saaTs giyidi! arCevani, mere kmayofili iyo, radgan qveyanas ezrdebo-
_ majis saaTi, hoo... _ kmayofilebiT amoikru- da kidev erTi erTguli moqalaqe. mere da mere, roca
tuna lestambem. _ Sen me patara ggonivar, mama! ager mar- TviTonve sakuTari saqmis mimarT WoWmani Seudga, ukve
Talis stalinis Zeglis aSeneba daavale. vin aris marTa- aRar siamovnebda, lestambemac rom misi gza irCia... mamis
li Todua? kobas roli sisxliani xelebiT iTamaSa... an gzao, fiqrobda, magram xvdeboda, Svilis gza cota ufro
ariqa ZaZua vin aris? an duru gegia?.. Sen xom ici, rogor mrudi iyo. bikenti, bolos da bolos, erTi provinciu-
kargad vicnob amaT. winaswar vxvdebi, sad ra unda Tqvan, li qalaqis Cekistad ijda. marTalia, Tavis wreSi pirv-
ranairad unda moiqcnen! Sen ki, a, genacvaleT, stalinis el kacad iTvleboda, magram qveynierebis rukaze es
Zegli aaSeneTo, erTiori dRe waimuSaveT da jildoc, qalaqi imdenad mcire wertilad Canda, TviT bikentis
saxelic, damsaxurebac mogerTmevaTo... sakuTari roli imdenad umniSvnelod eCveneboda, aRarc
bikenti aimriza, mixvda, ra saSiSi sawamlavi ixarSe- Rirda laparaki.
boda am `wunkali baRanas~ viwro TavSi, amitom sibraze savarZelSi ukan gadaiwia, daamTqnara da Tvali
ver moiToka. milula:
_ Sen ra, vinmem agikrZala muSaoba? droze geTq- _ am Temaze kidev gveqneba saubari. megona, saCu-
va da yvelaze lamaz niCabs mogarTmevdi! viris muSis qars mTxovdi, majis saaTs giyidi!
asparezi usazRvroa, Tu survili gaqvs, mag bednierebas _ hoo, _ gawela lestambem, _ majis saaTi kaia...
ar mogakleb! bikentim Svilis xmaSi ukmayofilo kilo daiWira
_ kargad ici, ra niCabzec vlaparakob. _ lestam- da gamofxizlda:
be didiviT, gonivrulad uqcevda, etyoba, adreve emza- _ Sen, gatyob, kidev raRac unda mTxovo!

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_ hoo... _ yoymanobda lestambe, Tan karisaken mi- loebi tylaSunobda. Secivnuli mgzavrebi CitebiviT
iwevda, raTa saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi, gaqcevac SeZlebo- mobuzuliyvnen tyavgadakrul, magar skamebze...
da. _ mami, wamiyvane ra, cixeSi! gza mokleze gadaWra marTalim, Tavs aridebda
_ cixeSi? _ gakvirveba ver damala bikentim. _ atalaxebul orRobes, svel ekalbardebs.
ra ginda cixeSi? dariko mamidis odas maRali tye efareboda da is
_ eqskursiaze! ager, muzeumebSi dadian, me ki cix- rom gaiara, ezoc gamoCnda.
eSi minda... Sevxedav patimrebs... farTo ezo hqonda dariko mamidas, trifoliatis
_ sisuleles nu laparakob! _ wamoWarxlda bi- cocxali Robe Semogvergoda irgvliv. mwvane, xaverdo-
kenti. _ es ra axirebaa! vani moli efina. WiSkris magier ubralo xarixa iyo gade-
_ oh, mami, ise minda daxvretaSi monawileoba mivi- buli da axla is ganze gaewiaT.
Ro! Teqvsmetisa vxdebi da jer kaci ar momiklavs! SuaSi foTlisagan gaZarculi uzarmazari zam-
_ ra?! _ wamoiwia bikenti, irgvliv mimoixeda, Tris msxali idga.
buxrispiras dagdebul rkinis sacecxlurs daavlo xeli, momcro odis win mwvane totebiTa da qaRaldis
magram lestambe ukve karTan idga da pirisaxe zafranis- yvavilebiT Semkuli Cardaxi aegoT. mis siRrmeSi, bavS-
feri gaxdomoda. visas rom mohgavda, iseT kubos soflis dedakacebi Se-
_ ra moxda, ra! _ CaiWiWyina bavSvurad, wamSi asaki mosxdomodnen. meCongure qalebi TiTebs simebze Camo-
Camoaklda TiTqos. _ Senc xom dagixvretia... minda da... hkravdnen da gulmosaklavad daamRerebdnen leqss
bikentim sacecxluri gauqana, magram lestambe sawuTros warmavalobasa da amaoebaze. mamakacebi grZel
oTaxidan gavarda da sacecxluri kars moxvda. skamze Camomsxdariyvnen, gazeTis naxevSi TuTuns ax-
kaci marto darCa, amoioxra. adrec fiqrobda bi- vevdnen da abolebdnen.
kenti Toloraia, mTlad Wkuadalagebuli biWi rom ar marTalim Tavi morcxvad CaRuna, gverdze ar gau-
ezrdeboda, magram `aseTi~? xedavs, ezo ise gadaiara. grZnobda, rom uTvalTvaleb-
diax, bikentis xeli arasodes aTrTolebia, magram dnen, albaT erTmaneTs cnobismoyvared ekiTxebodnen,
Teqvsmetisa igi marTaze fiqrobda da ara kacis kvlaze... vin ariso.
maro atirda, aviSviSda:
_ udrood wasulo dedaCemo, mogakiTxa Seni
nestoris SviliSvilma, Seni tataCis vaJkacma!.. marTa-
li, Svilo, guli gvatkina dariko mamidam, dagvtova sam-
udamoood!
`udroodo!~ _ Rimilis momgvreli iyo es sit-
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yvebi, magram marTalis gaaxsenda dariko mamidis bolo
soflis ganapiramde `sevistraniT~ imgzavra. bre- stumroba, as ocdaaTi wlis dedabris Tamami sityvebi...
zentiT gadaxuruli patara avtobusi auCqareblad mi- gaaxsenda marTlacda udrood gamqrali efro da caca-
TuxTuxebda aRmarTdaRmarTebSi. brezentis sveli bo- na, marTa da tataCi... aslukunda, aslukunda da ucbad
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gamococxldnen aqamde uCumrad msxdari dedaka- ovawvine Cemi avadmyofi... sul jayjayiT CavediT mereT-
cebi, TiTqos sababi moecaTo, morTes moTqma da vaiviSi. Si. Tan mivdivar, Tan imas vdardob, aman gzaSi suli rom
yvela Tavisas tiroda, Torem dariko mamidas ra hqonda dalios, xom SevrcxvebimeTqi... ar iyo jer magisi dro
satirali, isedac cas gahkideboda da wuTisofels imden mosuli da cocxlad Caviyvane. veci pativi eqimebs
xans SerCa, kidec mobezrda da gaRma gamgzavreba san- rogorc saWiroa, daagdes saoperacioze, mainc mokvde-
atreli gauxda. bao da sul dajijgnes mag uRmerToebma... gadarCa, xom ici
_ nu tiri, Sviloo! _ moTqmiT moefera maro. _ Sen! gadarCa da kidev Svidi weli icocxla!
magisi xnisa moiyare, genacvale, vaJkaco, gvaris gamgr- marTalis gaeRima, gerontis monayolma guneba
Zelebeloo!.. gamoukeTa.
kacebma xeli Caavles marTalis, kubos moaciles, _ damilie axla es erTi Wiqa, micvalebulis su-
wamobrZandi, Wiqa wavuqcioTo... lis mosaxsenebeli! _ CaurTo gerontim. _ ise, nestori,
ymawvili nebas dahyva... ukana ezos fanCaturSi babuaSeni, me ar minaxavs! amboben, kai cxenosani iyoo.
grZeli magida iyo gaSlili. kecis mWadebi elaga, lobio, erTxans darikosTan emaleboda nikoias straJnikebs.
mwnili, xeladebiT Rvino... daecnen kidec am Cvens darikos, magram nestorma gaas-
mavani daujda maspinZlad, WaRara ulvaSebze xeli wro, ZukusTan gadabargda. vaWari kaci iyo es Zuku, oqro-
moisva, lukma acala da Wiqa Seuvso. Si curavda Turme. gadaarCina Zukum nestori, oRond
_ miirTvi, miirTvi, ymawvilo! geronti mqvia me, nametani Zunwi iyo, xom ici Sen, da stumars gzis saxarjo
fularia... ager, a, or nabijze vcxovrob aqedan, mecec- araferi misca. daadga Turme nestori TofiT Tavze,
xluri mezobeli gaxlavar. acxonos RmerTma Cveni dari-
ra vqnao, uTxra, me bevri oqro ar mWirdeba, magram rev-
ko, megona, arasodes mokvdeboda... gaanaTlos RmerTma
olucias sWirdebao. Sen ki raRad ginda, mainc qoTniT
misi suli, vis ramdeni aqvs gamowerili, aravin icis wi-
miwaSi marxavo... rac oqro hqonda im codviT savse Zuku-
naswar... babua myavda as Svidi wlis. samjer gaWres manam-
ias, yvela waarTva. imis Semdeg guli aiyara Zukum vaW-
de eqimebma da gadarCa. bolos daapira mainc sikvdili.
robaze, galoTda da gakotrda... gakeTda saqme, wurbe-
Seiyarnen mezoblebi da gamarTes msjeloba, amdeni Rvi-
la Camoscilda sofels!
no dagvWirdeba, amdeni lobio, fxali da mWadis fqvil-
marTalis niri ecvala, veRaraferi Tqva, geron-
io... hait, Tqve tutucebo-meTqi, SevuZaxe, kaci jer
tim ki Wiqa isev Seuvso.
cocxalia da kuboSi ranairad awvenTmeTqi... Sevedi Sin,
_ sxva micvalebulebic movixsenioT!
davxede da SevekiTxe, rava xar babumeTqi. ra vici, Svi-
Rvino mJave da civi iyo. aqamde marTalis Wiqaze me-
lo, mgoni mimaqvs werilio, mipasuxa. xom ar vcadoT bedi,
ti arc hqonda danalevi. yelSi ar Casdioda, magram uaris
iqneb erTxelac gavesinjoT eqimebsmeTqi... mageT kaco-
Tqmas ver bedavda.
bas Tu izam, RmerTi gadagixdis sikeTiTao, CaiCifCifa...
_ tataCi cocxaliviT maxsovs, kargi vaJkaci iyo,
aba, gaamzadeTmeTqi, Sevufucxune qalebs. vxedav, Cemi
_ ganagrZo gerontim, _ magisgan didad varT davalebu-
aravisa sjera, giJada mTvlian... movreke kameCebi, Sevubi
li. CamogvakiTxavda xolme, Wkuas gvarigebda. Cveni kula-
urems, davayare zed Calabula, davufine leibebi da wam-
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xval CamovdivarT, unda dagarbioT da Tavs uSveleTo.
vinc rogorc SevZeliT, ise vuSveleT Tavs. saqoneli 27
WuriaSi gadavmaleT, simindi tyeSi gavzideT, qoneba mi-
waSi CavfleT... movida mTavroba, miixedmoixeda, magram Tebervlis zecas cxvirpiri Camostiroda, usia-
branwi, galokili TiTiviT SiSveltitvelni davxvdiT. movnod crida.
sabotaJiao da erTiori kaci mainc gaigdes, aRarc mob- mereTelebs macxovrisgoris Ziras moeyaraT Ta-
runebulan. samagierod sxvebi gadavrCiT... ise, simind- vi. zevidan mxolod Savi qolgebi moCanda, mTlianad
ic dagvilpa da qonebac. naxiri gadagvirCa, oRond mere daefara qveda moedani, Tu ar CavTvliT viwro derefans,
koleqtivma wagvarTva mainc... asea es, _ xmas dauwia ge- pionerTa ormxrivi mwkrivi rom icavda.
rontim, _ mTavrobis valia waggvglijos, Cveni valia _ bavSvTa es mwkrivebi kibesac ahyveboda goris Ta-
gadavmaloT. yovelTvis ase iyo da ase iqneba! vamde.
marTalis kamaTis saRerReli aeSala, undoda erT mxares gogonebi idgnen, meore mxares _ biWu-
aexsna am ubiri kacisaTvis, rom mTavroba xalxisTvisaa, nebi. TeTri maisurebi ecvaT, gogoebs lurji qvedatane-
xalxs emsaxureba, ukeTesi momavlisaTvis iRvwis... Tavi bi, biWunebs mokle, lurji Sarvlebi. mkerdze wiTeli
Seikava, gauCumda... yelsaxvevebi uRviodaT. cdilobdnen pioneruli sala-
male fanCaturSi sxva motiralni Semoiyvanes. marTa- mi gamoesaxaT, oRondac, sisvelem ukve tanSi gaatana da
li da geronti wamodgnen da samzads Semouares. geron- sicivisagan galurjebulebi kbilebs akawkawebdnen.
tim xeli staca. sazogadoebis warmomadgenelTa kolonebi dil-
_ iqiT nu waxval! idanve Camwkrivda, fexebi dawydomaze hqondaT.
iq, majissimsxo jaWviT xbostola qofaki iyo dab- TavSi raikomis TanamSromlebi modiodnen, ra
muli. wamiT marTalis Tvalebi ZaRlis Tvalebs SeefeTa. Tqma unda, amxanag griSas xelmZRvanelobiT. erTnairad
yru Rrena aRmoxda pirutyvs da ymawvils guli Cauvarda. nacrisferi labadebi ecvaT. Tvals Wreli gvirgviniRa
micvalebulis gasvenebis dromac moawia. mamaka- axalisebda, amxanag griSas gogobiWs didis ambiT rom mo-
cebma msubuqi kubo mxarze Seigdes da sasaflaosken gas- hqonda.
wies. qalebic uxmod mihyvnen. mxolod maro moTqvamda xelmZRvanel amxanagebs miliciisa da uSiSroebis
sawylad. TanamSromlebi mohyvebodnen. amaTac labadebi ecvaT.
marTali sxvebs CamorCa... marto bikenti gansxvavdeboda sxvaTagan. ruxi mazara Ca-
orRobis kuTxidan `sevistrani~ gamoxanxalda. ecva, Tavze wiTelvarskvlaviani, kozirokiani qudi exu-
marTalim xeli auwia, gaaCera... ra. galifes totebi aziur CeqmebSi Caeyolebina, Ceqmeb-
ze ki kaloSebi amoecva... zinaida petrovna bewvian ju-
baSi CaTbunebuliyo. Tavze varskvlaviani `pilotka~
exura, albaT surda, qveynisaTvis Seexsenebina, ra amxa-
nagobis wevric brZandeboda... amaTac gvirgvini mouZ-
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kavda, xandaxan gvirgvins xels Seaxebda, magram Zma avad aruldnen, daaviwydaT rigi da wesi, pioneruli salami
ubRverda da keke civad Sordeboda. da TavSekaveba, TiTqos erTmaneTs ejibrebiano, mon-
amaT ukan qalaqis nairnairi dawesebulebaorga- domebiT acxikvebdnen, kiskisebdnen da mxrebiT erTurTs
nizaciebisa da axlo soflebis warmomadgenelTa rigi eZiZgilavebodnen, jRanaobdnen...
Camwkrivda droSebiTa da portretebiT. amxanagma griSam fexs auCqara, TiTqmis mirboda.
kibis dasawyisTan, adre rom amkrZalavi firniSi sxvebic ver CamorCebodnen da deputaciebis neli svla
ekida, axla sasule orkestri idga da mondomebiT agri- aRmarTze sirbils daemsgavsa... grZnobda amxanagi griSa,
alebda, sveli beRurebiviT Sejgufebuli gogonebis rom bare ramdenime Tavi Seewireboda sagazafxulo gri-
momcro ansambli ki wvikina xmas ayolebda: pis am epidemias, magram raimes Secvla ukve ar SeeZlo da
_ patara gori didiaa!.. aqoSinebulma amoaTava kibe, zeviT, adreve Sekrebil
auyvnen kibes. grZlad gaiWima Wreli qaravani... xalxSi gairbina da ficarnags miaSura. mikrofonTan
amxanagi griSa moRrubluli Canda. bolo dros uqeifo- umal gverdSi amoudgnen raiaRmaskomis Tavmjdomare,
ba dasCemda, winaTgrZnoba awuxebda. ras viklavdi Tav- Cais fabrikis direqtori, `zagotzernos~ ufrosi, mTa-
so, fiqrobda TavisTvis, neta moedanze davTanxmebuli- vari eqimi da sxva xelmZRvaneli amxanagebi. sul bolos
yavi, am aRmarTze mainc ar damWirdeboda asvlao... imisi arqiteqtori Teofane da avtori benediqte, romelT-
SiSic hqonda, vaiTu mTis wverze beladis Zeglis atana aTvis adgili TiTqmis aRar darCa da kuTxeSi, qalaqis
vinmem provokaciad CamiTvaloso... gamoCenil gvamebs Soris Zlivs Caekvexnen...
cxviri daacemina sapatio yaraulis erTma pionerma, amxanagma griSam mikrofonze TiTi daakakuna _
Tan SeSinebuli miacqerda saxeawiTlebul mdivans. TiTqos `tkactkactkac!~ kibis gaswvriv da qvemoT, mTisZiras, ag-
gadaedovo, daamcxvika meorem, mesamem... mihyva rigs... reTve qalaqSi Camokidebulma reproduqtorebma TiTqos
_ davaciveT bavSvebi! _ CasCurCula raiaRmasko- TavSi Caukakunes moqalaqeebs.
mis Tavmjdomarem. _ amxanagebo! _ rixiT CasZaxa amxanagma griSam.
amxanagma griSam mkacrad Sexeda, albaT reagire- xmam iquxa, mTel mereTs gadaefina da Cxeriis WalebSi
bis gareSe ar unda daetovebina es apolitikuri gancxa- gulgaxeTqili Wilyvavebi wamoyara. _ amxanagebo! _
deba, magram TviTonac cxvirSi Ritini igrZno, Seecada ufro mozomilad gaimeora, xma Seurbilda, sazeimo kilo
TavSekaveba gamoeCina, mouxmo nebisyofas, magram rac daetyo. _ dRes Cven...
ufro uZaliandeboda, miT ufro eRitineboda da ucbad es iyo `mebrZoli stalinelis~ guSindeli nomris
ise daacemina, ise daaquxa, win mimavali Svilebi kinaRam mowinave, trafaretuli lozungebis CamonaTvali, is
Zirs dasca. nusxa, saidan gadaxvevas veravin gabedavda. yovel orig-
_ icocxle! _ Seawia raiaRmaskomis Tavmjdomarem. inalur azrSi, mas Tundac maameblobis beWedi dasmoda,
raki mdivanma gabeda, vinc Tavs ikavebda, yvelam igulisxmeboda gansxvavebuli niuansi, ironia, qveteqs-
sabeli miuSva... zogs iqneb arc emcxikveboda, magram pir- ti... ori Tavi am cisqveSeTSi aravis abia, tyuilubralo
vel kacs xom ver CamorCebodnen. amitomac macxovris- metiCrobisaTvis aravisa scxela.
goris ferdobs bare ramdenjerme auara da Camouara _ gaumarjos!.. gaumarjos!.. gaumarjos!.. _ samg-
cxviris daceminebis talRam... patara gogobiWebi gamxi- zis isrola mdivanma, jer beladis, mere lavrenti berias

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misamarTiT, mesamed ki im amxanagebisa, vaJkacurad da sabolood airia bavSvebis rigi kibeze. cnobismoy-
medgrad am ors mxarSi rom amosdgomian. vareni maRla amodiodnen, mcivanani dabla eSvebodnen,
samgzisi `vaSa~ grialiT Camogorda macxovrisgo- Sinisaken gaparva erCiaT.
ridan qalaqSi da ukanve agorda, eqom mravalgzis Camos- mitingi grZeldeboda.
Zaxa cis gumbaTidan. duru gegiac ficarnagze idga. aqamde arasodes
_ amxanagebo, yvela droisa da xalxTa didi be- ufiqria, rom dasWirdeboda sajarod sityvis warmoTq-
ladis ioseb besarionis Ze stalinis Zegls gaxsnilad ma. es xom marTalis saqme iyo, an ariqasi. oRondac, marTa-
vacxadeb! _ dasWeqa amxanagma griSam, mimoixeda da iki- li dedabris satiralSi gaemgzavra, aseT mniSvnelovan
Txa: _ makrateli? `politikur saqmes ugana~... ariqa saavadmyofoSia da amiT
reproduqtorebmac, cxadia, mTel qalaqs mohfi- imanac ugana... duru rom yofiliyo, yavarjnebiT amoko-
nes _ `makrateli?.. makrateli?..~ Tumca moqalaqeTa likdeboda.
umravlesoba verafriT mixvda, rad sWirdeboda mdivans dgas axla duru gegia amxanagi griSas zurgs ukan.
makrateli. qaRaldis nagleji xels uwvavs. im naglejze mokle te-
visac evaleboda, iman xom icoda da xonCiT moar- qsti uweria, mravalgzis raikomis kabinetebSi Sejere-
Tves. amxanagma griSam xeli dastaca da kvarcxlbekisak- buli da awonildawonili. araferi darCenia SesaTxzve-
en gaemarTa. brbo kvlav orad gaiyo, derefani ganTavisu- li, tvinze Zalis dataneba ar sWirdeba, magram imisi eS-
flda. amxanagi griSa wiTel lentTan mivida. am sazeimo inia, vaiTu bolo wuTs kiTxva damaviwydeso.
wams mas erT mxares amoudga bednieri avtori benediqte, ai, gaisma amxanagi griSas xma, am RirsSesaniSnav
meore mxares aranakleb bednieri arqiteqtori Teofane. saqmeSi udidesi wvlili Seitanes Cvenma SesaniSnavma ko-
mdivanma makrateli gaatkacuna. lentis gadaW- mkavSirlebma, Cvenma momavalma da maTi saxeliT amxana-
rili bolo zeviT avarda da monumentis Tavidan TeTri gi duru gegia mogesalmebaTo. durus muxlebi moekve-
tilo SrialiT Camoefina. Ta da Zirs mxolod imitom ar Cajda, Casuqebuli biZebi
wamieri dumili Camovarda. irgvliv mWidrod Semortymodnen da Cacucqebis saSu-
vardisfer kvarcxlbekze ruxmazariani beladi wa- aleba gamoiricxa.
moimarTa. fexebze mZime saldaTuri Ceqmebi ecva. Tavze _ amxanagebo! _ xma aukankalda durus. qaRaldi
kozirokiani qudi exura (`am qudiT miuWeWya fexi ariqas!~ gaxsna da asoebi marTlac ver aRmoaCina, gaqaTqaTebu-
_ gaifiqra durum). marcxena xeli Zirs CamoeSva, mar- li da sufTa moeCvena. Tavzardacemuli idga sargaday-
jvena ki odnav moeRuna da TiTebSi Cibuxi eWira. lapuliviT da TeTr qaRalds daStereboda. aswia durum
am dros wvima sabolood Sewyda. Rrublebi ga- Tavi, uamravi Tvali SeefeTa, yvela mas uyurebda. amaT
ixliCa da cargvalidan mzem gamoaWyita. sxivebi daeSva miRma ferdobi Canda, Wreli WiamaiebiviT aRmadaRma
beladis mxrebze. did stalins Savi Crdili moswyda, darbodnen bavSvebi. ufro Sors, mTis Ziras Savi qolge-
gadaefina Tavyrilobas, macxovrisgoris ferdobs, ganiv- bis zRva tortmanebda, iqiT ki mTeli mereTi gayur-
rco mereTis Tavze. suliyo da mis sityvebs eloda.
ufro acivda TiTqos. durum qaRaldi moWmuWna da sasowarkveTiT iyvira:

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_ dideba diid staalins! patara kekem mikrofonSi mondomebiT CasZaxa:
pasuxad, ra Tqma unda, `vaSam~ igriala. _ `beladi qalaqs ewvia Cvensas,
amxanagma griSam gakvirvebiT Sexeda, gadmoixara dinjad dauyva moedans, quCas,
da CasCurCula: is (mereTelTa) miwas da zecas,
_ waikiTxe, biWo, naweri waikiTxe! ucqers da pirze Rimili uCans!..~
durum veraferi gaigo da erTxelac dasWeqa:
_ dideba diid staalins!
axlac pasuxad `vaSa~ gaisma, oRond kantikuntad. 28
_ ho, kargi, kargi!
amxanagma griSam mklavSi xeli Caavlo da mikro- martis dasawyisSi gamoidara. ca gadaiwminda da
fons moaSora. ficarnagze mdgomma mWidro krebam ymawvili lurjad akamkamda. mzis sxivebs Zala mieca da mereTelebi
ukanukan gaaCoCa da Zirs Camoagdo, ra Tqma unda, uneblieT. quCebsa da ezobaRebSi gamoefinnen. xexilis totebze
duru ganze gadga, TavisTvis angariSmiucemlad kvirtebi daibera, aluCa da tyemali TeTrad Seimosa.
dudRunebda: `dideba did stalins!~ TandaTan gons wina dRes marTalim ezo gadabara, sabostned Se-
moego, es ra damemarTao, cecxli moekida. daWmuWnili amzada.
qaRaldi gaxsna. zed SaviT TeTrze ewera raikomSi er- dResac saqme bevri hqonda, magram guli ver dau-
Toblivi ZalisxmeviT SeTxzuli teqsti imis Taobaze, Tu do. aivnidan gadaixeda da mousvenroba daeufla. qalaq-
ra vaJkacurad ibrZoda da Sromobda sami mamaci komkav- ze gadmoRvrili Ria mwvane saRebavi TeTri yvavilebiT
Sireli... ise gamodioda, rom arc `zekebi~ arsebobdnen, aWrelebuliyo. macxovrisgoris aRmamswrafi ferdobi
arc besa qiria da mxolod samma devgmirma Caidina saqme- naz ferebs Seevso. goris Tavze, saiTkenac efro bebia
ni ese sagmironi. pirjvrisweriT gaixedavda xolme, axla maRal kvarcx-
darcxveniT gaxeda durum monuments. ioseb besa- lbekze didi stalini gadmomdgariyo. aqedan mxolod
rionis Zem ulvaSebSi CaiRima da mamaSvilurad Tqva: silueti Canda, magram marTalis eCveneboda, rom bela-
`amxanagebs ar yofniT iumoris grZnoba!.. damSviddi, amx- dis gamWriaxi mzera msWvalavda mTel qalaqs.
anago duru, mTavaria erTguleba!~ siwynare sufevda cisqveSeTSi da swored am siwy-
_ damSviddi duru gegia! _ Tvalwin amoimarTa nareSi imaleboda raRac safrTxe.
vava zarqua. _ mTavaria erTguleba, enis tlikini bevrs usagno, umizezo SiSma Seipyro da Sin ver gaCerda.
SeuZlia!
ezodan gavida da talaxaZis quCas gaxeda. uCve-
ar esiamovna durus es Seqeba, pasuxi ar gasca.
ulo araferi xdeboda. orisami kaci miiCqaroda cen-
mikrofonTan sxva oratori idga da imisi sityve-
trisaken. iqneb bazarSi midiodnen, anda samsaxurSi, Tum-
bic `mebrZoli stalinelis~ sityvebsa hgavda.
ca maTs moZraobaSi zedmeti mouTmenloba igrZnoboda.
sul bolos amxanagma griSam patara gogona gamo-
`ra xdeba?~ _ winaTgrZnoba eWvSi gadaezarda.
iyvana da gamoacxada:
durus Seurbina.
_ axla beladisadmi miZRvnil leqss waikiTxavs
_ ra xdeba?
pioneri keke Toloraia! durum gakvirvebiT Semoxeda.
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_ raze mekiTxebi? deda samsaxurSia, me axla avdeqi! _ iqiTken gaiqca! _ marTalim xeli staca, SeaCe-
erTad gaemarTnen saavadmyofosaken, ariqas mia- ra. _ ra xdeba?
kiTxes. _ va, ar iciT? _ lestambe daiRmiWa. _ ra da
_ ra xdeba? _ kiTxva Seageba ariqam. stalini kvdeba!
_ ra unda xdebodes? _ durus Tvalebi daum- _ ra? _ saxtad darCa marTali.
rgvalda. _ tvinis RerZi xom ar gadagibrundaT? orive _ ras miqarav? _ avad SeubRvera durum.
erTnairad mekiTxebiT! _ mere Sen ra gixaria, Se boTev! _ mSvidad, auRel-
_ ra vici, eqimebi kuTxekuTxe dganan da Cur- veblad Seepasuxa ariqa, macxovrisgorisaken gaixeda
Culeben, Semovla daaviwydaT! da wyeniT daamata: _ fexi momiWeWya da axla kvdeba?
ariqa ukve dgeboda, yavarjniT SeeZlo siaruli. _ me ra, me sulac ar mixaria! _ CaiWiWyina les-
marcxena fexi, wvivsqvemoT, TabaSirSi hqonda Casmuli. tambem, durus SiSiT Sexeda. _ me ratom unda mixarodes!
tkivils ukve ar grZnobda, magram gausaZlisi qavili Sebrunda da kekes saZebrad gaiqca.
awuxebda. mcire manZilze SeeZlo siaruli da albaT male xalxi TandaTan matulobda. amxanagma griSam ga-
gamoewereboda kidec. iara. raRacnairad dapataravebuliyo. TavCaRunulma
aqeTiqiT amoudgnen yavarjnians. derefanSi yu- airbina kibe. raionisa da qalaqis xelmZRvanelebi pirvel
radReba aravis miuqcevia. TeTrxalaTianebi raRacnair- kacs mihyvnen, dabneulni Candnen.
ad daretianebulebiviT mimodiodnen. sanitarma qalma moqalaqeni CurCuliT Tu bedavdnen azrTa gazi-
Caiara, Tvalze cxvirsaxoci miedo da tiroda. arebas. ismoda wuxili, oxvra, tirili... viRac qali iklav-
_ awyenines? _ ikiTxa ariqam. da Tavs, xmamaRla, mourideblad qviTinebda.
`mainc ra xdeba?~ _ fiqrobda marTali. aq misi to- reproduqtorSi ki damarcvliT, dinjad da mwuxa-
li aravin iyo da kiTxvas moerida. red kiTxulobdnen biuletens:
bulvaramde Caiseirnes. ariqa Tavs sustad grZnob- _ 1 marts, RamiT amxanag stalins, roca igi mosk-
da, magram siamovnebda sufTa, grili haeri da mzis aler- ovSi Tavis binaze imyofeboda, tvinSi sisxli Caeqca, rac
siani siTbo. gavrcelda sicocxlisaTvis didmniSvnelovan tvinis
raikomTan xalxi momravlebuliyo. jgufebad idg- areebze. amxanagma stalinma cnoba dakarga. ganviTarda
nen da usmendnen Senobis Tavanze gadmodgmul reprodu- marjvena xelisa da fexis dambla. avadmyofs daekarga
qtors, saidanac sityvebi wyvetilwyvetilad, sveneb- metyveleba. Tavi iCina gulis muSaobisa da sunTqvis mZi-
svenebiT vardeboda da azris gamotana gaWirda. me darRvevam...
`vilisma~ gaiara, bikentis pirze miwisferi edo. _ ra gveSveleba? _ Caiwuwuna viRacam.
saidanRac keke gamovarda, tiroda. _ omi daiwyeba! _ Seepasuxa meore. _ amerikam
_ keke! _ mouxmo marTalim, magram gogonas ar Turme ukve daZra gemebi, Tavs unda dagvesxan!
gaugonia, ufrosebs Soris gaZvra da gaqra. _ maS xelidan gauSveben aseT SemTxvevas? atomic
mere lestambemac moirbina. imaTa aqvT da...
_ keke ar ginaxavT? _ stalini Tu ar gamojanmrTelda, daviRupeT da
egaa! _ namtiralevi xmiT CaurTo sxvam.

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reproduqtorma ki am dialogs beWedi dausva: uceb vava zarqua gamoCnda. dakarguliviT modio-
_ ocdaerT saaTsa da ormocdaaT wuTze, gulis da. xelebs ise acecebda, dabrmavda da gzas ver ignebso.
da sisxlZarRvebis da sunTqvis mzardi naklebobis mov- _ a, marTali, Sena xar? _ gaucxoebuli xmiT aRni-
lenebisas ioseb besarionis Ze stalini gardaicvala! Sna, Sebarbacda.
romeliRac qalma isteriulad Sehkivla. sxvebi marTalim xeli SeaSvela. mTvrali egona, magram
mdumared, moRuSulni idgnen da aravin icoda, ra unda vava fxizeli iyo.
moemoqmeda. _ mec sikvdili mominda, biWo, sicocxle mombez-
_ rogor Tu mokvda? _ durum mozRvavebuli en- rda, _ yurSi xmadabla CasCurCula.
ergia igrZno, adgilze veRar gaCerda, xalxi gaarRvia, lavrenti beria mZimed laparakobda. sityvebs Ti-
sadRac gaiqca, mere isev movarda da kvlav wavida. ToTiTod isroda, yoveli sityvis Semdeg isvenebda.
_ gaafrina, mgonia! _ daaskvna ariqam. _ davbrun- _ aqedan wamiyvane, Toduas biWo, muxlebi ver mi-
de unda saavadmyofoSi, awi me ver gavacocxleb magas! Wers! _ sTxova vavam.
marTalis guli Cauvarda, mimoixeda, vinmem yuri marTali Seebjina da ise wavidnen.
xom ar mohkrao. brbos swrafad gaarida. ukve saavadmyo- _ Sen ggonia, amaT swyinT? _ hkiTxa vavam. _ eseni
fosTan usayvedura: sakuTar beds mistirian, sakuTar tyavs ufrTxildebian...
_ ena gaqvs momspari, stalinze aseTi sityvebiT... kibeze Zlivs avidnen. vava mTlad moirRva, oTax-
_ yvela adamiani kvdeba! _ ariqam Seisvena, yavar- Si SesvlisTanave skamze daeca, magidaze daemxo da mxre-
jnebma iRliebi atkina. _ stalini ki arc mama iyo Cemi da bi aucaxcaxda.
arc biZa. mewyina, magram Tavs xom ar moviklav. me Cemi marTali uxerxulad idga, ar icoda, riTi daemS-
gamWirvebia! videbina.
_ xmamaRla mainc nu ityvi, vinmem rame ar giximan- vavam Tavi aswia, pirisaxe sazarlad damanWoda,
dros! _ dauyvava marTalim. Tvalebi mSrali hqonda. etireboda da wveTi cremli ara
ariqa amaze gauCumda. sdioda.
marTalim palataSi Seiyvana, wamowolisas SeeSvela. _ iq aris! _ karadisaken miuTiTa. _ gamoitane!
ariqam amoxeda, upeebSi cremli ubrwyinavda. karadaSi Sinnaxadi aryis boTlebi idga.
_ rad minda me stalini, damakoWla da... _ piri _ moita, yvela moita!
kedlisaken miabruna. _ bevria...
marTali erTxans dascqeroda, guldamZimebuli
_ moitane! _ jiutad gaimeora vavam.
gamobrunda.
boTls sacobi kbiliT moaZro da Cais WiqaSi gad-
reproduqtorTan kvlav zRva xalxi idga, lavren-
moapirqvava.
ti berias usmendnen.
sanam marTali xmela purs moZebnida, iman gadahk-
griSa yolbaiam moabraxuna Tavisi xis fexi, mar-
ra da meorejer Seivso.
Talis xeli Camoayrdno, Seisvena.
_ gana ar vici, rom kaci unda mokvdes, stalinic
_ xedav, ymawvilo, es ra dagvemarTa! _ maincd-
xom mokvdeboda odesme, magram axla raRa vqnaT?! _ ise-
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Ti wuxiliTa Tqva vavam. TiTqos stalini mxolod mas
mokvdomodes da am mZime tvirTs veRar ezideboda. 29
meore Wiqas mesamec rom miayola, Tvali daebin-
da, ena daeba, gaugebari luRluRi morTo... Zlivs miuxv- zonas mudam qufri gadahkravda. ca gacrecili da
da marTali, vina xaro, ekiTxeboda, veRara cnobda... re- uferuli iyo. tyes tye ar eTqmoda. juja xeebi sicocx-
volveris daZrobac moindoma, magram Rone ar eyo da les ebRauWebodnen da mSvenierebisaTvis ver iclidnen.
Zirs dauvarda. balaxis magier miwas xavsi efina. grZeli da dabali bara-
marTalim skamidan gaWirvebiT aglija, taxtze kebi nestsa da uamindobas erTianad CaeSavebina. adami-
gadaaTria da wamoawvina. ar gauxdia, sabani ise waafara. anTa rux jogs usaxuri, WuWyiani da daglejili tanisa-
vavam piri daaRo, stveniT sunTqavda da ZilSi bor- mosi ecva. piriskans siyviTle dasdebodaT, feri sik-
gavda. misi yviTeli, qosa Tavi zizRs badebda. vdilisa, radgan arseboba aq sikvdilisa da sicocxlis
marTali daixara, revolveri aiRo. zRvarze grZeldeboda...
TvalnaTliv warmoudga ezoSi Semovardnili tataCi. beri zaqaraiam, sxvaze galeulma da uRonom, SiSisa
`deda, miSvele!~ _ SesZaxa sasowarkveTiT tata- da SimSilisagan uwonodqceuli sxeuli ganZiviT atara
Cim da eklis Robes miaSura. gaukafavi iyo is tiali, maRla da samgzis daRupvas gadaarCina.
aZonZiliyo da gvian mixvda, rom ver gadaaxteboda. Se- pirvelad maSin, roca pirutyvis vagonSi gamom-
mobrunda da vava zarquas tyvia am dros miewia... wyvdeulma neli da mtanjveli taatiT gadalaxa ruseTis
aswia marTali Toduam revolveri, daumizna vava vrceli sivrceebi... viwro WuWrutanidan mxolod nac-
zarquas uwarbo Subls da sasxleti mosinja. risfer velebs xedavda. vagonis siviwroveSi sunTqva
damcvelze eyena... gadaswia damcveli, xelaxla Wirda. dasajdomi adgili ar yofnidaT da rigrigobiT
daumizna... isxdnen WuWyian iatakze. Carazuli kari mravali dRe ar
vavam piri mokuma, axla mSvidad fSvinavda. mis gonj iReboda da iZulebulni xdebodnen iqve, iatakis napral-
saxes raRac bavSvuri da miamituri daefina... amoioxra Si moesaqmaT. or dReSi erTxel sarkmlidan Semouyrid-
marTalim, revolveri magidaze dado da binidan gavida, nen talaxiani puris orasgramian naWrebs da imarTebo-
kari gaixura. da xelCarTuli brZola sakuTari sicocxlis gadasar-
raikomis win isev ise idga xalxi. Cenad. susti iTeleboda, Zlieri yofierebas ixangrZ-
duru moqaqanda. livebda. cocxlebs mkvdrebisa SurdaT, magram sikvdili
aravis ewada. erTi kvdeboda da meores uxaroda, radgan
_ sad daikarge? _ mRelvared hkiTxa.
misi wili puri rCeboda im dRemde, roca civi tramalis
marTalim araferi uTxra. Cumad mieyrdno te-
kideze vagonebidan cocxlebi mkvdrebs gadmoyridnen,
legrafis boZs da yuri samgloviaro marSs miugdo.
saxeldaxelod amoCiCqnil saZmo samareSi uTavbolod
guli sevdiTa da sinanuliT evseboda...
Camarxavdnen... darwmunebuli iyo beri, mec aseTi bedi
miweriao, iqneb momdevno dRes, iqneb erTi kviris Sem-
deg... ZilburanSi ezmaneboda, rom Canamqrul saflavSi
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doda eyvira, magram gayinul bageebs ver xsnida da saS- Cais... erTaderTi fiqri utrialebda, droze mieRwia fi-
inlad itanjeboda. carnagamde da Tvali moexuWa...
drois angariSi sabolood dakarguli egona, ro- uRonod migdebuls vinme uwveruli axalgazrda
ca matarebeli taigisa da tundris zRvarze gaCerda. wamoadga Tavze. zonis kaxpad iyo es ymawvili gadaqceu-
Ronemixdili patimrebi kolonebad daawyves da Tov- li, veravis verafers ubedavda, axla ki gayoCaRebuliyo.
liani velis kidisaken gzas gauyenes. uzarmazari, ruxi _ Sen, biZa, maxorka geqneba!
kolona WuWyian nakadad daaCnda qaTqaTa Tovls... yve- berim ukmayofilod amoxeda, Tavi gaaqnia.
lam ver gaiara tanjvis es gza, yinuleTSi Cawva da umal _ maS, ara gaqvs? _ tuCi gaawklapuna kaxpam. _ aq
tyvia miiRo... ase ar SeiZleba! maxorkas rom gTxoven, unda misce! roca
juja aryiTa da fiWviT dawinwklul tafobze mi- maxorka ara gaqvs, fuli unda dayaWo! Tu fuli ara gaqvs,
waSi Camjdari Savi barakebi gamoCnda da beri mixvda, be- baTinka unda gaiZro! Tu fexze jRani gacvia, paioki unda
wvis xidi ganvlili hqonda. daTmo!.. gesmis?
sicocxle arafrad fasobda! es maSin gaifiqra, _ Tu esec ver movaxerxe?
roca dilabindze wamoagdes, ayrolebuli Tevzis wyal- _ maSin didi dro aRar dagrCenia, izrune Sens si-
wyala balanda aylapes da qvis karierze Tormeti saaTiT cocxleze!
garekes... sal kldes weraqvi rom dahkra, Waxani gaadina _ momwydi Tavidan! _ berim piri miabruna.
da sakuTar Tavs uTxra: `ver gavuZleb!~ diax, amas devg- kaxpa amdens ver gabedavda, igi sxvisi mogzavnili
miric ver gauZlebda... mZime, gayinuli lodebiT mraval- iyo da es sxvac male gamoCndeboda.
gzis unda gaevso viwro liandagze dayenebuli urika, cota xanic da qurdi Jora gamoemarTa darbais-
frTxilad unda daegorebina, qvis samtvrevis xaxaSi lurad. mxrebze dardimandulad moegdo bambura. gamor-
unda gadaepirqvavebina da ukanve, aRmarTze amoegorebi- Ceuli cxovrebiT cxovrobda Jora. zona misi saxli iyo
na... `ver gavuZleb!~ _ fiqrobda misavaTebuli beri, ma- da ufrosebi, albaT, keTili TvaliT uyurebdnen, rad-
gram isic icoda, vinc ver gauZlo, mezobel xevSi eyara; gan aravis axsovda, vinmes karierSi waeyvanos, anda saer-
tyidan mglis xrova gamoeyofoda sibneles, qvis samt- Tod daesaqmebinos. Tavis gadaxotvrasac aravin akad-
vrevi danadgariT damfrTxali, magram SimSilis Zaxils rebda, xSiri Tma aRma gadaevarcxna da ulvaSebic bela-
mindobili. vinc nadiris kbils gadaurCeboda, zafxuls dis stilSi daeyenebina.
eloda, roca ca yvavyornebiT daifareboda da xevSi _ glaxadaa Seni saqme, getyoba, fexebs male gaWi-
mSrali ZvaliRa aqaTqaTdeboda TeTrad... mav! _ diagnozi dausva Joram.
sikvdilisa ar eSinoda. im xramSi gdebas warmoid- _ ho! _ gulgrilad Seepasuxa beri.
genda TvalnaTliv. gvamebSi Caxergiliyo TiTqos Tvi- _ sicocxle mogZulebia?
Tonac da mglis kbili aglejda xorcs, anda yorani ko- _ vici, samSobloSi aravin gamiSvebs, aq ki didi
rtnida da am xilvisagan tanSi hzaravda... xani ar miweria! _ mxrebi aiCeCa berim.
gvianRa abrunebdnen ukan, bnel barakSi... Zlivs _ sadauri xar?
loRnida qvadqceul puris natexs, ayolebda uSaqro _ qarTveli var!

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_ vah, marTla? ar gagigia, mec rom qarTveli var? (tuCia Ziguas saxelma da qurdi Joras didsulov-
Joras qarTvelobas kaci ver daijerebda. viwro nebam ixsna igi. SemdgomSi, ToduebTan, moulodnelad
Tvalebi aRmosavluri cbierebiT gangan mihqonda. yvri- ikiTxa berim:
malebi maRla amosCroda. didroni, meCxeri kbilebi cxe- _ tuCia Zigua rasa iqms, Tu iciT? madloba unda
niviT win wamoewia... didi beladi uyvarda Joras, mker- SevuTvali!)
dze misi portreti amoesviringebina da qarTvelebSic ra iseT Zalas flobda qurdi Jora? misTvis kanoni
imitom Caewera. erTxel yofila Turme saqarTveloSi. ar kanonobda da ganawesi ar iwereboda. mxrebze bambura-
`to~ da `kaco~ aiTvisa da ar iviwyebda. mogdebuli daabijebda zonaSi, didi beladis stilSi
_ mereTSi Tu yofilxar? _ ficarnagze Sinauru- dayenebul ulvaSebSi CaiRimebda da am RimilSi ganaCeni
lad Camoujda. berim wamoiwia, magram Joram SeaCera: _ ikiTxeboda. yvelam icoda, es ganaCeni sabolooa, gasa-
iweqi, iweqi! Civrebas ar eqvemdebareba da amitomac morCilebdnen.
_ iqauri var! `esaa misi samflobelo, _ fiqrobda beri, _ versad sxva-
_ vah, marTla? maS, tuCia dzigua gecnoba albaT! gan is ver daidgamda Sesafer taxts!~
berim goneba daZaba. yurmokvriT gaegona viRac kviris Tavze beri zaqaraia karierSi ar waiyvanes.
oxer da wyalwaRebul biWze, bazari rom aklebuli hqon- xelSi Cvari da vedro CasCares da lazareTSi gaamweses.
da da botanikurSi yomariT tolsworebs fcqvnida. es iyo kiriT SeTeTrebuli, naxevradmiwuri Seno-
_ bavSvze laparakob? ba. erTaderTi patroni hyavda, dostaqari ilia iliCi,
_ magari mastia! _ Tqva Joram pativiscemiT. romlis morCenili avadmyofi qveyanaze aravis enaxa.
_ ho, kerketi kakalia! _ daudastura berim gulsgareT. vinc lazareTSi Semovidoda, ukan sakaciT Tu gaitand-
_ didi kaci gaizrdeba! saqmeze Cavedi da iseTi nen da patimrebs karierSi wasvla erCivnaT.
pativi mca, maSinve vTqvi, Zmao, es tipi qurdebis prafe- palatebi umTavresad carieli iyo da beri Seud-
sori gaxdebameTqi! ga iatakis xexvas. ilia iliCi Tavis kabinetSi martoka
_ gonieri biWia! _ sityva SeaSvela berim. ijda, martoobis sevdas samedicino spirtiT iqarvebda.
_ hoo! raki Sen tuCia dziguas axlobeli yofil- _ miyure me Sen, _ mTvralis aCemebulobiT dae-
xar, CaTvale, gadarCenilxar! amas iqiT ubatonod xmas muqra beris, _ kargad imuSave, Torem marilwylis oy-
veravin gagcems! nas gagikeTeb!
Jora rom gaSorda, zonis kaxpa moucocda, moeT- berim morCilad daxara Tavi. es Cvari da vedro
iTlibaza: gadarCenis Sanss aZlevda da amitomac saqmes gulmod-
_ Sen, hei, biZa, weRan gagexumre, xom mixvdi... Tu ginebas ar aklebda.
ginda, mogawevineb! erT dRes senakiviT viwro da bnel palataSi Seixe-
_ ar vewevi! da. egona, aq aravin ariso, niaviviT susti CurCuli ki
_ iqneb sxva rame ginda? _ CaixiTxiTa ymawvilma. moesma.
_ momwydi Tavidan! _ uborotod miugdo berim _ Zia!
da kedlisken Sebrunda. qarTulma sityvam SeakrTo beri, guli ucnaurad
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sawolze fermkrTali, lamazi gogona iwva. gam- (SemdgomSi, Toduebis saxlSi, sicxians, sizmarSi
xdari, wvrili mklavebi mkerdze daewyo. carieli Tvale- cis angelozi gamoecxada da sayveduri uTxra: `Zia, ra-
biRa SerCenoda, vedrebiT Semohyurebda da aCqarebiT tom ar Seiwynare Cemi vedreba?!~ beri zaqaraia ZilSi
sunTqavda. tiroda da Tavis gasamarTlebeli sityvebi veRar epova).
_ Zia, me qalTa barakidan momiyvanes, maia mqvia!
_ ho, maia, Svilo!.. _ Sublze xeli daado berim,
gogona sicxisagan iwvoda. 30
_ mivxvdi, rom qarTveli iyavi... zonaSi ormocam-
de qarTvelia... _ CaiCurCula avadmyofma. _ albaT qur- zonis usaxuri yoveldRiurobis mtanjveli mdi-
di ggonivarT, ara?.. nareba moCvenebebs badebda, TiTqos nislis simqrqale-
_ ara, genacvale, _ daibna beri, _ dawynardi, me Si Semzaravi urCxulebi mocuravdnen... erTaderTi mana-
eqimTan waval da wamals gamovarTmev! Tobeli varskvlavi, erTaderTi niSani sicocxlis arse-
_ ra saWiroa, _ guldawyvetiT Tqva gogonam, _ bobisa, Teqvsmeti wlis nataSa iyo... nataSa rastova _
vici, movkvdebi... minda, icodeT, rom qurdi ara var... ase Searqva Tavis fiqrSi beri zaqaraiam... igi kaSkaSebda
iciT, me meaTeklaseli var. albaT cudi saqme Cavidine, am bnel garemocvaSi, raic Sedgeboda ruxi da WuWyiani
Tqven unda gagimxiloT... Tanaklaseli Semiyvarda... jogisagan sikvdilTan wilnayari mamakacebisa, uasakon-
oRond nu damcinebT, ra vqna, Semiyvarda da... iman ki xeli ic rom berikacebs damsgavsebodnen, boroti da sastiki
mkra... im dRes TiTqos goneba damibnelda, mindoda, Tavi zedamxedvelebisagan da Ripgadmogdebuli, Rababiani
momekla. sakontrolos vwerdiT da kalami gameqca, mzian komendantisagan, raRac TaTrulrusulis najvars rom
dRes miRamdebameTqi, aseT sicocxles sikvdili mir- hgavda (nuTu am Roris amazrzen wiaRSi unda Casaxuliyo
CevniameTqi... maswavlebelma damasmina, Cemi naweri Ce- es varskvlaveTis asuli?).
kas miurbenina... igi cxovrobda zonis kuTxeSi, administraciuli
beris guli moewura. ar icoda, riTi enugeSebina Senobis gverdiT wamoWimul koxta finur kotejSi, ro-
sabralo gogona. melsac zonidan hyofda mavTulxlarTebi, koSkurebi,
_ nu geSinia, Sennair patara gogos angelozebi SaSxaniani jariskacebi da adamianebze dageSili qofake-
mfarveloben! _ es sityvebi gulwrfelada Tqva, grZob- bi... misi tol-swori aq aravin iyo da mowyenili gogona
da, maRali neba karnaxobda swor sityvebs. zonaSi eZebda gasarTobs. yasbad dabadebuli mamiko,
gulqva da Seubralebeli, mxolod Svilis winaSe dnebo-
_ aTi weli momisajes! _ xma Cauvarda gogonas,
da da dudRuniT exveweboda: `nataSa, geTayva, saSiSia,
upeze kurcxali daugrovda. _ vici, movkvdebi... aTi we-
isini mkvlelebi arian, iq nu midixar!~ Tavgadasavlebis
li imodena droa...
maZiebeli qaliSvili ki jiutad daxrida Tavs da qera
_ Svilo... _ xma auTrTolda beris.
kululebs ise Searxevda, TiTqos mamas rqeniT emuqre-
_ Zia, gexvewebi, roca dammarxaven, perangs nu
bao (oqros kululebiT! Sig minavlebuli mzis sxivi Wia-
gamxdian... mrcxvenia...
tobda da vercxli cigligebda!).
`RmerTo, RmerTo!..~ _ mzera maRla aRapyro beri
zaqaraiam, usaSvelo sevda da tkivili daeufla...
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marTlac saSiSi iyo es gaseirneba. TiTqos oqros am daRupul arsebaTa qvena ltolvas, raic mis siwmindes
lari Caegorebinos vinmes qurdebis wreSi. xangrZlivi bRalavda. nataSas zizRi moawveboda da Seuracxyofili
zamTris yinvian qarbuqSi Tu mokle zafxulis xuTvaSi, da gabezrebuli lands saxres mwared gadauWerda.
roca haeri koRoTi da qinqliT ivseba, adamiani erTi im dRes beris wamoewia. kaci zurgiT idga da gza
wuTidan meore wuTamde TandaTan kvdeba, man icis, rom droulad ver gauTavisufla. mxolod maSin Semotrial-
dRes Tu ara, xval, zeg mainc Caizileba tundrispireTis da, roca saxrem gadauSxuvla _ `Ïðî÷!~ TovlSi gadaabi-
WaobSi, an qvis karieris moslipul kedels Cahyveba, anda ja, Cexoviseburi, saTvaliani, beci TvalebiT lmobierad
yinulis xaroSi CaiWedeba, raTa gazafxulis WuWyianma Sexeda.
nakadulma waiRos... ai, am dros erTaderTi sinaTle am _ nataSa rastova ase ar moiqceoda!
ferias gaelveba iyo da ra gasakviria, vinmes xeli was- _ hm! _ gamoscra nataSam. Cexovis suraTi saxelm-
cdenoda, sikvdilTan SeTamaSeba gaebeda... ZRvanelodan axsovda. im migdebul saxelmZRvaneloSi
nataSas xelSi saxre eWira da mowyenilobis wamals tolstois suraTic exata, magram raki sqeltaniani wig-
eZebda. adamiani adamianiT erToba, magram gogona irgv- nebi arasodes waekiTxa, Tavis sexniaze araferi smenoda. gza
liv adamianebs ver amCnevda. zonaSi avi qofakebi iRri- ganagrZo, Tan es saxelic waiyolia _ `nataSa rastova!~
nebodnen da kacobadakarguli landebi dalaslasebd- es moxda kviras, erTaderT dRes, roca gviani ba-
nen. nataSas erTnic ezizReboda da meorenic. ver itan- landis Semdeg patimars oriode saaTi rCeboda sulis
da samxedro formas, Sinelsa da bamburas, loriTa da ar- mosaTqmelad... arada, TiTqmis Tve gavida, rac lazare-
yiT gafiJvinebul sifaTebs, kantorSCikebs, zedamxed- Tidan gamoagdes. isedac uxvi wyaloba gadmosdinda beris
velebs, badrags... `binZurebi!~ _ zizRiT ebriceboda Tavze imiT, rom mcire xniT Cvari da vedro eWira, laza-
lamazi tuCebi. magram igi ver itanda daCiavebul rux reTis iataks xexavda... mere SiSs gadaabija, dostaqars abi
brbosac, pirze miwisferi rom dasdebodaT da Cinosan- sTxova, patara gogona sicxisagan iwvebao... ilia iliCs
Ta Tvalis dabrialebaze mravalgzis kvdebodnen. `bin- spirtis sakmarisi doza hqonda miRebuli. TiTi muqariT
Zurebi!~ _ amaTac amgvarad afasebda... ise wamoiCita, dauqnia, ese igio, uTxra, Sen avadmyofebs eCurCulebio
sxvanairi adamianebi arc enaxa. da beris kvlav karierSi ukres Tavi... dilis xuTi saaTi-
daseirnobda nataSa zonis WuWyian bilikebze, xelT dan saRamos aT saaTamde proJeqtorebiT ganaTebul,
saxre epyra. gzispira Tovls yviTeli naCvretebi aCnda, kibos metastazebiT SeWmuli kldis Ziras, roca mokle
gulisamrevi kvali Sardisa, magram gogona amas ver amC- dRis mqrqal gaelvebas adamiani verc ki SeamCnevs, niC-
biTa da weraqviT RrRnida beri maradiul lods, Jangian
nevda, radgan gulis siRrmeSi zRapris gmirs eZebda da
urikas tvirTavda... `iqneb ukve movkvdi da yovelive es
veRar poulobda... xandaxan badragis jariskacs SeefeTe-
jojoxeTSi xdeba? _ fiqrobda xandaxan. _ rogor game-
boda, mxedrul salams miscemdnen _ `Ïðèâåò, Íàòàøà~
para wami, mereTis mziani sanaxebidan rom amomglijes da
gogona pirs miabrunebda, salamze pasuxs ar aZlevda...
daxuTul vagonSi CamCurTes!~
xan ki nacrisfer lands gadaawydeboda, ukbilo piriT
ase gagrZelda mravali, grZelze grZeli dRe, arc
Rimils rom Seagebebda, TvaliTa Wamda, Tan gaubedaobisa
erTi ar gamoirCeoda sxva msgavsi dRisagan, roca qanc-
da SiSisagan miwamde idrikeboda... instinqtiT grZnobda
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tian ficarnags, ZilburanSi miegdebi. ToSi ZvalSi ga- validan mis qonian, gafiJvinebul saxeze Zlivs aRmoaCina
tans, ZilSic veRara Tbebi, ver gebulob, saerTod xar berim.
Tu ara xar. sizmaric Savi, burusiani, mtanjveli gewve- _ esaa? _ mxleblebs daekiTxa komendanti.
va, cxadis gagrZelebaa, uwyveti krTomiT gajerebuli, staces xeli da win gaigdes. undoda ekiTxa, ra da-
imis SiSiT, rom dro ileva, uRimRamo, WuWyiani dila miSavebiao, magram icoda, winaaRmdegobas azri ar hqon-
sacaa moaRwevs da mrisxane SeZaxili _ `Ïîäåì!~ wamogag- da da damorCilda.
debs... qofakebis RrenaSi, boRmiani ginebiT yinvaSi gag- cxel abanoSi Caketes, jagrisi da sapnis naWeri
deben da sul sirbiliT, sul sirbiliT _ wuTi sapirfa- Seugdes.
reSoSi, wuTi uferuli Cais dasalevad, asgramiani co- es iyo gaugonari fufuneba. patimrebs TveSi erT-
mis gundis Sesasanslad da kvlav RorRiani gza kari- xel Tu dabandnen. saxanZro SlangiT miuSverdnen nelT-
erisaken, sadac erTi adgilidan meoreze usasrulod bil wyals, titlikana brbos tanze mimxmar wvirs Camo-
ezidebian qvas, romelic mere arsad aravis miaqvs, rad- recxavdnen, ZonZebs orTqlSi gautarebdnen mkbenare-
gan jojoxeTis wrem erT adgilas unda itrialos. bis mosaspobad da aravis edardeboda, amgvar abanos zed
erTxelac, roca bewvi kinaRam gawyda, mets ver ga- filtvebis anTeba Tu daerTvoda.
vuZlebo, gaifiqra, qurdma Joram Tvali Caukra _ `xval ixexa da ixexa codvili gvami beri zaqaraiam. cod-
karierSi aRar waxval, samzareuloSi qvabebis saxexad vili imitom, rom RmerTma siyvarulisaTvis uboZa igi,
dagtoves!~ yurebs Zlivs daujera. neta romeli lurji man ki ver gamoiyena. odesRac bednierebis oqrosTmianma
cidan CamouSves es axali jildo? `ase viciT Cven, zem- mzeWabukma sayviri Cahbera, xolo berim veRar gaigona
liakebma!~ _ ulvaSebSi CaiRimala Joram... marTlac rom! mowodebis xma, radgan smena SiSma da simxdalem dauxSo.
qurdis wyalobiT edga beris suli da madlobis meti ra axla, cxeli Wavlis qveS, tanze rom daixeda, TviTonve
eTqmoda... uzarmazari, Savad gazinTuli Rumelis ke- gaukvirda. amdeni SimSilisa da wamebis Semdeg jerac
dels zurgiT miyrdnobils xerxemalSi siTbom dauara SerCenoda adamianis forma, Tumca aqamde egona, carie-
da mixvda, jojoxeTuri tanjvis miuxedavad sicocxle li ZvaliRa davrCi, suli male gameparebao.
mainc grZeldeboda... abanodan gamosuls sufTa SarvalxalaTi da fex-
mTeli kvira axriginebda Tujisa da aluminis vee- sacmelebi daaxvedres. ase aq aravis anebivrebdnen da
ba qvabebs, wlobiT rom zinTi da Wvartli CasWedodaT SiSnarevi eWvebisagan Tavbru daesxa.
da vera Zala maT ver gaaTeTrebda... mcdeloba mainc ar gamokoxtavda beri zaqaraia da sadalaqoSi miabr-
Zanes. blagvi samarTebliT pirze jagari Camofxikes da
dauklia, suli kinaRam gadaayola.
kacma sakuTari Tavi ver icno. gabzaruli saTvalidan sak-
moulodnelad komendanti wamoadga Tavze. kviras
maod sandomiani mamakaci iyureboda.
nataSas saxre rom igema, maSinve gaifiqra, es ase iolad
`ufalma Tu ar gagimeta, jojoxeTsac gadaurCebi!~
ar Camivlis, mgoni Cemi grZeli ena mRupavso. ager auxda
_ gaifiqra, pirjvris gadawera ki ver gabeda.
kidec! komendants kiteli Ripze askdeboda, Rababi sa-
kabinetSi Seiyvanes. komendanti savarZelSi toma-
yeloze gadmohfenoda. taxiviT daixrutuna, axeddaxeda
rasaviT ido. wvrili TvalebiT axeda.
wvrili TvalebiT, romlebic Tavisi SeorTqlili saT-
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_ diax! kenari gogona iyo, SxvarT fexebs mousvenrad abakuneb-
_ maswavlebloba Tu SegiZlia? da iatakze, cmukavda... axalgazrduli mxurvalebiT pir-
_ profesiiT pedagogi var! Tamde ivseboda, sisxls ver iokebda. mkerdi gamomwve-
_ Cemi gogo xom ginaxavs? vad eWira, aravisi xeli jerac ar Sexeboda da molodi-
_ diax! nis TrTolva Sig naRmiviT Cabudebuliyo. mis TvalebSi
_ ici Sen, rom skola aq ara gvaqvs da biblioTeka. qalur mowodebas gauTviTcnobierebeli sisastike en-
_ komendantis xmaSi mamobrivi siTbo gakrTa. _ bavSvi acvleboda. Subli eWmuxneboda, raki fiqri uWirda da
gamitutucda. arada, dediT obolia, gverdidan ver vi- sakuTari ususuroba mrisxanebaSi gadaezrdeboda. cxvi-
Soreb. amitomac ver vagzavni did miwaze... calke oTaxi ris Txeli nestoebi SeuTrToldeboda xolme, loye-
geqneba kotejSi. nu daiviwyeb, rom patimari xar. is oTaxi bidan yurisZirebamde sisxli moasxamda. bage exliCebo-
igive sakania. gamoxval da tyvias miiReb, gaqcevis mcde- da, TiTqos ixvewebao _ `nuJe, nu!~ Tumca amavdroulad
lobad CageTvleba. nataSa TviTon mogakiTxavs, roca bavSvuri gulubryvilobiT cdilobda daemala survili,
mecadineoba moesurvileba... raic isedac pirze ewera.
aseTi daudegari, mouTmeneli mowafe arguna bed-
ma siWarmageSi Sesul beri zaqaraias. aqamde xom marto-
31 kacis gausaZlisi yofiT icxovra. siymawvilis Jamidan
misi guli qalis trfobas ar auZgerebia. mecnierul Stu-
sarkmels garedan gisosi ekeTa. SuSebi TeTri sa- diebSi Caflul qaRaldis Wiad qceuliyo, marad Tanam-
RebaviT iyo dafaruli. vinc aq adre cxovrobda, erTgan dev SiSs daeZabunebina... albaT am SiSma gauxangrZliva
saRebavi amoufxaWnia da WuWrutanidan moCanda mav- yofiereba, magram axla zonis quruS bneleTSi qalwu-
TulxlarTebi, koSkura, barakis Savi kedlebi da nawi- lebrivma gamonaTebam miaxvedra, rom drois xangrZli-
lobriv ezoc. vobas fasi ara aqvs, Tu mas bednierebac ar axlavs... sevda
kuTxeSi momcro taxti idga, sarkmelTan magida da daeufla beris, mistiroda dakargul wlebs, moisurva Tva-
ori tabureti, albaT maswavleblisa da moswavlisaTvis. li aexila am patara, uWkuo gogonasaTvis, eTqva, geTayva,
berim Tavi samoTxeSi igrZno. SeeZlo gemrielad Cemo angelozo, Seisxi frTebi da gascildi jojoxeTis am
gamoeZina Tbil da mSral oTaxSi. WuWrutanidan aravin bnel da WuWyian karibWes, gafrindi mziani samxreTisaken,
uTvalTvalebda. patimris salafavis nacvlad saWmeli sadac maradmwvane palmebis fonze lurji zRva livlivebs,
sadac Savgvremani Wabukebi wablisfer cxenebze Semogi-
administraciis sasadilodan mosdioda. esaa, xandaxan
svamen da tyiani mTebisaken gagitaceben...
daasaqmebdnen, ojaxis fareSobas ahkidebdnen. derefani
nataSa veRar miuxvda beris fiqrTa mdinarebas,
unda daegava, SeSa da qvanaxSiri Semoetana, anda saTle-
Tavi gaaqnia da Wirveulad ikiTxa:
biT wyali. dilauTenia cecxli unda daenTo, gvian Rame
_ aba, miTxariT, nataSa rastova rogor moiqceoda?
ki nacartuta gamoexveta... aseTi Sroma sulac ar iyo
_ dajeqi! _ mxarze xeli daado berim, taburetze
mZime, piriqiT, saxalisodac eCveneboda.
dasva. xelisguli TiTqos aewvao, qaliSvilis mxurva-
nataSa pirvelsave dRes gamocxadda. Sinaurul
lebam elvasaviT gahkra. xeli civad uSva, viwro oTaxSi
`sarafanSi~ igi ufro uwlovani da ucodveli Canda. tan-
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bolTas mohyva da xmagabzarulma daiwyo ambavi nataSa da enadgakrefil maswavlebels kvlav karierSi ukraven
rastovas pirveli mejlisisa. Tavs, saidanac cocxali verc dabrundeba, cxadia.
msgavsi ram aqamde ara smenoda zonis nataSas, arc _ nataSa, Zvirfaso! _ Zlivs amoisunTqa kacma.
ufliswulisa da konkias zRapari icoda, arc romeosa da _ iseT rameebs miyvebiT... _ gogonam mowyvetiT,
julietas siyvarulis ambavi... TvalebgafarToebuli Se- SeTqmuliviT Caicina, tuCze TiTi miido. _ mamikom ar
hyurebda beris, bageebi sayvarlad gaxleCoda. xandaxan gagigoT... mekiTxeboda, ras gaswavliso, partistorias
gabuStul, wiTel tuCze enis wvers moisvamda, igri- da ariTmetikasmeTqi...
lebda... kacs survili klavda, Sexeboda am bageebs, Tumca _ nataSa, Zvirfaso! _ aluRluRda beri.
TviTonve afrTxobda es uneblie fiqri, sircxvilis al- _ Zvirfaso, Zvirfaso... _ gamoajavra gogonam da
muri sdioda, saZraxisad miaCnda, saamisod Tavs berikacad oTaxidan gafrTxialda.
Tvlida... beri adgilzeve darCa. gaognebuli ijda taxtze.
_ ramdeni wlisa iyo andrei balkonski?.. pieri?.. erTxelac gaiara bewvis xidze, gadarCa... sifrTxiles
nataSa?.. mouxmo.
pasuxi rom miiRo, gaurkvevlad dasZina _ `aha!~ momdevno dRe TiTqos ar gansxvavdeboda sxva
kaci fiqrSi didxans utrialebda am `ahas~, ver dReebisagan. sarkmlis WuWrutanas garedan WuWyiani
mimxvdariyo, risi Tqma surda gogonas, ra ewada... nisli moefina, imis miRma Zlivs ilandeboda axlo bar-
SiSisa da danaSaulis grZnoba tanjavda beris. akis sveli saxuravi... koSkuraze guSagi idga. ezo cari-
TiTqos maRlidan viRaca gadmohyurebda, TiTs sayve- eli iyo, siwynare dagubda... ager derefanSi fexsacmlis
duriT uqnevda, Ralats ukiJinebda... ver gaego vis Rala- bakuni ismis. es nataSas fexis xmaa, aqeTken moiCqaris... beri
tobda... Tu amas Ralati erqva, beri zaqaraiam mxolod sak- taxtze jdeba, uWirs TrTolvis daokeba... muxlebze xe-
uTar Tavs uRalata, sakuTar mrwamss, arsebobis mizans, lebs aWers, Tavs iTokavs.
raic mamamisma, cxonebulma solomonma saxelSive miuni- ki ar Semovida, Semofrinda nataSa, kari miijaxuna,
Sna, oRond cxovreba ise galia Svilma, vera da ver amoxs- zurgiT miawva.
na mamis qaragma, TumcaRa beris bediRbliT ki icxovra. _ mamiko wavida, saRamomde ar dabrundeba!
ase grZeldeboda mowafisa da maswavleblis urTi- beri umweobam Seipyro. igi saTamaSoa am gogonas
erToba. nataSas arc werakiTxva uyvarda, arc xatva, arc xelSi, misiT erTobian, TviTon ki Tavdacvis aranairi
maTematika da misTanebi xiblavda. ijda da gafarToebu- Rone ar gaaCnia.
li TvalebiT misCereboda beris, usmenda aTas erTi Ra- _ dajeqi, nataSa!
mis zRapars, romelic ikinZeboda beri zaqaraias mier taburetze aniSna. gogona dajda, TiTqos ekle-
wakiTxuli wignebidan, sadac mudam trialebda tragiku- bzeao, cmukavda. berim aRviri amosdo gulisTqmas, xmas
li siyvarulis variacia da erTxelac qaliSvilma war- simtkice SesZina da xmadabla daiwyo Txroba imaze, Tu ra
bebi SeWmuxna, Tvali gauswora da miaxala: Wkviani bavSvi iyo valodia ulianovi da rogori fria-
_ gafuWebuli! dosani _ soso juRaSvili... ar daviwyebia beladebis bavS-
beri airia, SiSisagan guli Cauvarda. egona, gogo- vuri onavrobani, Tumca am eSmakobebSic imTaviTve go-
na wamoxteba, taxiviT gasiebul Tavis mamikos mouxmobs niereba da sidarbaisle igulisxmeboda.

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_ Teqvsmeti wlis valodias Tu hyavda Seyvare- tolstois da turgenevis gmiria... rusi inteligentebi,
buli? _ ficxad ikiTxa nataSam. _ an soso juRaSvils, daxvewili sulierebiTa da farTo gonebiT... magram ru-
roca is Teqvsmeti wlisa iyo? suli brbo, najaxiT SeiaraRebuli boroti stiqia...
berim mxrebi aiCeCa. vera xvdebodnen misi msmenelebi, risi Tqma ewada
_ nataSa, Zvirfaso... beris, ra awuxebda, guls ra cecxli SemoenTeboda.
_ Zvirfaso, Zvirfaso!.. _ gaanCxlda moulod- seni sWirda ganukurneli _ SiSisa da vera da ver
nelad gogona. _ romeli Tqveni `Zvirfaso~ var! nataSa daeZlia bolomde.
rastovas madarebT, albaT damciniT! is sasaxleSi cxov- `Caifsi, biWo, beri!~ _ qirqilebda maradi qosa
robda, lamaz kabebs icvamda, irgvliv Tavadebi exvivnen, ZRvibia da es xma fexdafex mosdevda, kubos karamde unda
xan erTTan cekvavda, xan meoresTan... me ki am jurRmul- miecilebina.
Si unda movkvde... dedac ara myavs... Tqven ki... Tqven ki... garegnulad daxvewili inteligenti, Sinaganad
bebero sulelo! _ da uceb cremli gadmoyara. uwyvet TrTolvasa da sisvelis grZnobas Seepyro.
beris guli dawyda. marTlac `beberi sulelia~, mxolod maSin, zonis bnel yofierebaSi akaSkaSda
patara, uWkuo gogonaze ugvani fiqrebi rom ikadra! es grZnoba, romlis gamxelisa sakuTari Tavis winaSec ver
bavSvic xom msxverplia Tavisi bedisa, esec patimaria, bedavda.
versad gaeqceva am WuWysa da sibneles, misi siymawvile qaRaldis Wiam odesRac, siWabukeSi marTas ver
am WaobSi unda Caiferflos, qurdebsa da mkvlelebs Sehbeda, ver gaumxila gaumxeleli, gulSi Caimarxa da
Soris da iqneb verc verasodes ixilos feradovani sam- daagviana... marTa ise Cavida miwaSi, veraferi gaigo...
yaro, beri zaqaraias warmosaxvam da monayolma wignebma kacs ki gulistkivili miuyuCda, miunelda, xandaxan Tu
rom dauxates... Seaxsendeboda, msubuqad gakenwlavda. beris arsebaSi
_ nataSa! _ beri mis rbil, oqros kululebs Se- adgili ar darCeniliyo grZnobisaTvis, riTac savsea mis
exo, gaubedavad gadausva xeli. mier aTasjer wakiTxuli wignebi, radgan masSi mudam
gogona uceb wamoiwia, taburetidan mosxletiT batonobda sul sxva grZnoba _ yovlismomcveli da dam-
beris muxlebze gadmoinacvla da tiriliT Caexvia. ga- Trgunveli SiSi.
ognda beri zaqaraia, Tavzari daeca, wamiT gaSeSda, mag- amitomac ver moicala sxva qalisaTvis, amitomac
ram sicocxleSi erTaderTjer gadmogdebul jildos Caiketa kvercxis naWuWSi _ palimfsestSi, romelsac
xeli veRara hkra... albaT mis garda sxva aravin waikiTxavda... da ai, siWarma-
gis Jams, roca ukuRmarTma bedma zonaSi gadmoisrola,
roca sikvdilze fiqri Tu aZlebinebda, moulodnelad
am urCxuleTidan gamocqrialda cisferi angelozi _
32 nataSa... da es iyo umaRlesi jildo, sicocxlis safasur-
ad gadmogdebuli...
_ yvela rusi erTnairi rodia! _ mravali wlis asaki daaviwyda beris, Cvidmeti wlis ymawvilis
Semdegac sevda gakrTeboda beri zaqaraias xmaSi. _ zogi mgznebarebiT elodeboda Tavis satrfos... daaviwyda,

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rom is patimaria am saknisa, am zonisa, am patara gogosi... _ diax, diax, niWieri bavSvia, Zalian kargad iTvi-
veRar xvdeboda, ra Rirsebebis gamo gamoarCies sxva ube- sebs Cems gakveTilebs! _ uwyinari TvalTmaqcobiT pasu-
durTagan... albaT gogonas bavSvurma fantaziam Seqmna xobs beri, sulSi ki pawia eSma siciliT CabJirdeba.
ararsebuli xati, TviTon Tavi nataSa rastovad warmo- misi gakveTilebi marTlac swrafad aiTvisa mowa-
idgina, beri zaqaraiaSi ki andrei balkonski amoikiTxa fem. oTaxSi msubuqi xalaTiT Semodioda, imis qveS sacv-
da es yovelive realobas imdenad iyo daSorebuli, mxo- lebs arc icvamda, raTa dro ar daekarga da Wabukadqceu-
lod bavSvis umwifar gonebas Tu SeeZlo SeeerTebina li beri netarebis iseT mwvervalebze dafrinavda, zonidan
SeuerTebeli. da mTeli cimbireTidan cis laJvardovans aRwevda.
SiSi gandevna berim, viwro sakanSi Tavisufleba _ beberi tura! _ krutunebda nataSa, TrTolva
igrZno da bednierebis yovel wams jildod iTvlida gan- uvlida, ndomisagan dneboda. moSiSvlebul, gluv kanze
vlili wamebis wil... TiTqos viRaca movale uxdida vals... kacis Savad dakorZebuli xeli garTxmul obobas hgav-
axlda am gatacebas sxva grZnobac, romlis gamxelisa da, magram amas is ver xedavda, radgan netarebda wignis
rcxvenoda da ufal RmerTs Tvals aridebda. es iyo tkbi- romantikul gmirTan, romlis realuri xati arc ainter-
li grZnoba SurisZiebisa! TiTqos dascinoda yovlisSem- esebda. igi mxolod sakuTar qalur sawyiss ugdebda yurs
Zle komendants, dascinoda mTel sabWoeTs, niSns ugeb- da misi karnaxiT cxovrobda.
da, Tqven me gamwireT, magram revanSi aviRe, gajobeT, gazafxuli zamTris gagrZelebas daemsgavsa,
radgan Tqveni ulamazesi asuli ager, am bnel sakanSi, am oRond odnav ufro WinWyli da usiamovno iyo. swored
WuWyian sarecelze xasad miwevso... aseT dRes Semovida nataSa. xalaTis nacvlad mowafuri
es iyo amboxeba, es iyo gamowveva, da Tumca yove- kaba ecva. mkerdze komkavSiruli samkerde niSani mieb-
live ucilod sikvdiliT unda damTavrebuliyo, icoda nia. dawnuli Tmebi TavzeviT gvirgvinad Seekra. simkac-
berim, misi SiSi aqamdec sikvdilis SiSi rodi iyo. sikvdili res da miukareblobas asxivebda da beri uCveuli ridma
Seipyro.
garduvalia da mas versad gaeqcevi! ufro autaneli isaa,
_ ioseb stalini mokvda! _ Tqva mowyvetiT na-
rom cxovrebam fuWad Caiara, uSinaarsod, im defisadac ar
taSam, taxtis kideze Camojda, didron TvalebSi crem-
Rirs, saflavze warweril cifrebs Soris rom dasvamen...
li Seugubda.
Turme ra cbiereba Cabudebula beris sulSi?.. ai,
beri gaSra, taburetze daeSva da xelisgulebi
gaiCxakunebs karis raza, mTqnarebiT gaiReba leviaTanis
pirze aifara.
yba da derefnis sibnelidan zRurblze wamoimarTeba
TiTqos dabnelda, goneba aeria, veRar gazoma
kasriviT mrgvali da mZime komendanti, fenafena qonidan
moulodneli eldis siRrme.
ZlivsRa moCans ori pawia Wrili _ taxis Tvalebi. uxeSi
mxrebi SeuTrTolda, SeaZagZaga.
Zalisa da borotebis simbolo, igi Semobajbajdeba, sikv-
taburetidan wamoiwia, taxtze pirqve daemxo da
dilis sicives Semoitans, eWvianad axeddaxedavs pati-
zmuili morTo.
mars da cxvirSi CaidudRunebs: cdilobda Tavs moreoda, xelisguliT piri moe-
_ rogor midis mecadineoba? muwa, magram gulmuclidan Seukavebuli zmuili amos-
dioda da verafriT SeeCerebina.
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nataSa SeSinda, fexze wamoxta, daxeda aZagZagebul cecxli mezobel barakebs gadaedo, agurgurda.
kacs da gareT gavarda. zona dResaviT gaanaTa. berim ixila, brbo RrianceliT
beri zaqaraia zmuoda, zmuoda da bolos waskda _ rogor nadirobda adamianebze... ager Jora icno... dar-
tirili giJur xarxarSi gadaezarda... zurgze gadabrun- baiseli, Tavmomwone Jora aqeTken gamorboda, saSvels
da, kotrialobda, tlinkebs isroda da xarxarebda... Tan eZebda... mavTulxlarTs gadaawyda, zed abobRda, magram
TvalTagan cremli sdioda, TviTonac ver gaego, sixa- miuswres, najaxebiTa da saxanZro barebiT akuwes...
rulisa Tu mwuxarebisagan... _ dascxeT qarTvelebs!
ramdenimem akrZalul sivrceSi Seaswro, Sida
mavTulxlarTi gadalaxa... umal koSkurebidan akakanda
tyviamfrqvevi da vinc najaxs gaeqca, tyviiT mocelilni
33 Cawvnen...
_ dascxeT qarTvelebs! _ moismoda zonis sxva-
zonam mxolod zafxulSi gaigo didi beladis gar- dasxva bolodan... cecxli ki Zlierdeboda, barakidan
dacvalebis ambavi. placze patimrebi Caamwkrives da ko- barakze gadadioda, xarbad lokavda CaSavebul kedlebs.
mendantma waukiTxa es samwuxaro cnoba, Tanac daamata, beris muxlebi moudunda, Zirs gawva. bavSviviT
glova glovaa, magram disciplina da ganawesisadmi mor- tiroda da taxtis qveS miZvreboda, Soreul kunWulSi,
Cileba aucilebeliao. raTa damalvoda saSinel xvedrs.
gariJraJze ki ubedureba moxda! vin icis, biZgi vin yurSi ki Zveleburad, iqednurad CaixiTxiTa qosa
misca, rodidan dagubebulma boRmam ifeTqa, rodis da- ZRvibiam:
Tesili Sxamiani Teslidan urCxuli amoizarda. `Caifsi, biWo, beri?~
bindi icriceboda, roca koSkuridan SaSxanis sro- TandaTan miwynarda xmebi. ukve aRar ismoda sisx-
la moisma. beri wamoxta, mzera sibneles miapyro. sarkm- lmowyurebuli brbos xavili, koSkurebidan kantikun-
lis SuSa wiTlad RudRudebda. garedan tkacatkuci da tad Tu gaisrodnen gamafrTxileblad.
kacTa Jriamuli ismoda. dRis sinaTle Semoipara oTaxSi, gacrecili da
`xanZaria!~ _ daaskvna. uRono.
swrafad Caicva da WuWrutanas mieweba. SiSiT daleuli beri gamofofxda taxtidan, kvlav
baraki iwvoda, cecxli ukve saxuravze avardnil- WuWrutanas mieweba.
iyo. mewamul fonze Savi landebi mimorbodnen da beris
janRi gaifanta. mze daekida aRmosavleTis hori-
moeCvena, cecxls aqrobeno... uceb aswia viRacam najaxi
zontze da misi mewamuli sxivebi daefina danaxSirebul
da meoris Tavze dauSva... sazareli kivili, xmis moulod-
barakebs, mxrColav morebs, landadqceul adamianebs,
neli Cawyveta, dacemuli sxeulis bragvani...
sakuTari borotebiT daTrgunvilebi rom dalaslasebdnen
beris SiSisagan TiTqos dambla daeca, xerxemali
aqeTiqiT da uCumrad agrovebdnen mimofantul gvamebs.
gaukavda. vera da ver moscilda WuWrutanas. aSkarad
berim Tvali ver gauswora mavTulxlarTze gada-
gaarCia gamyinavi, mZulvarebiT savse Rriali:
kidebul gvams, romelic jer kidev guSin misi keTilism-
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yofeli Jora iyo, dRes ki xorcis grovad qceuliyo. Ta- _ es Sen ar gexeba! zonis ambebze, gafrTxileb,
vi aqeTken moeRrica da cali, gadarCenili Tvali sayve- sityva arsad dagcdes! es saxelmwifo saidumloebaa da
duriT moebjina, vaJkacoba ratom ar geyo, ratom ar miS- misi gacxadeba kanoniT isjeba.
veleo. saaTic ar gasula da Zvel bamburaSi Cacmuli beri
uyurebda yovelive amas beri zaqaraia, cremli zaqaraia Tavisi SuSagabzaruli saTvalidan becad Se-
TavisTavad Camosdioda. am ramdenime saaTSi motyda, da- hyurebda nataSas, sakontrolo punqtamde rom gamoacila.
berda, kvlav Seubrunda SiSis seni, metastazebad moedo _ bebero turav, _ ase uTxra nataSam, _ ar da-
sxeulsa da suls... miviwyo! Cvenc male gavemgzavrebiT, zonas xuraven. ra
albaT daaviwydaT misi arseboba. mTeli dRe ara- bednierebaa, mamaCemi dedaqalaqSi gadahyavT. iq kinoc
vin moakiTxa... gareT kolonebad awyobdnen patimrebs. iqneba, biWebic, cekvebic... mainc ar damiviwyo, bebero
avtomatian jariskacebs avi qofakebi sadaviT Zlivs eWi- turav!
raT. pirutyvi sisxlis suns gaecofebina... kolonebi gah- _ nataSa, Zvirfaso bavSvo, Cemo gadamrCenelo!
yavdaT zonidan. `zekebis~ jgufi ki ezos kuTxeSi xaros _ wailuRluRa berim.
Txrida, raTa msxverplni erTianad CaexvetaT da maTi gogonas saxe moeRrubla, CasCurCula:
arsebobis kvalic wareSalaT. _ ocdaCvidmeti qarTveli daCexes, marto Sen
gulisreva moawva beris, Tavi Zlivs Seikava. tabu- gadarCi!
retze dajda, magidaze daemxo da beds miendo. cerze aiwia, loyaze miamiturad, raRacnairad
meore dRes moicala komendantma misTvis, zRur- ubiwod akoca, Setrialda da gaiqca...
blze gadmoalaja, yuradRebiT SeaTvaliera. warsuli cxovrebiT datvirTuli miemgzavrebo-
_ saqme mosalocada gaqvs! _ daixrutuna. _ qar- da beri zaqaraia Sinisaken, Zlivs miaTrevda SiSis metas-
Tvelebidan SenRa gadarCi. es Cemi nataSas damsaxure- tazebiT damZimebul sxeuls...
baa... arada, dasanania, dRes amnistia unda gamomecxade- `Zia, gexvewebi, roca dammarxaven, perangs nu gamx-
bina, daRupulebs ganTavisufleba eweraT, magram Tur- dian, mrcxvenia!~ _ patara, daleuli gogonas CurCuli
me bedi ara hqoniaT. sdevda...
gamtknarebuli usmenda beri. amnistiao, ganTa-
visuflebao... vin eSmakma Seabruna jojoxeTis es kevri... 34
_ mowesrigdi! kancelariaSi Seni sabuTebi mza-
daa. raki areulobaSi monawileoba ar migiRia, amnistia _ `damwuxrda deda moskovi, Tavi daxara Tbilis-
Senzec vrceldeba. amasac nataSas unda umadlode. gogo- mac, droSis talRaze esvena medroSe komunizmisa!..~ _
na aRfrTovanebulia Tavisi maswavlebliT. neta vicode, qalis mwuxare xmas samgloviaro musika axlda, rac amZaf-
iseTi ra Tafli waucxe! rebda istoriuli momentis mniSvnelobas.
beris piri gaSroboda, nerwyvi ver gadaeylapa. aqamde samSoblo da stalini TiTqos gaigivebuli
_ moqalaqe ufroso, msxverpli bevri iyo? iyo. amieridan qveyana daoblda da aravin icoda, xvalin-
komendants Tvalebi ufro dauwvrilda, TiTqmis deli dRe ras moitanda... `es ra glovis xma gvesmis am
gauqra. diliT, es ra glovis zars arisxebs kremli...~

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qalaqi Savlentiani wiTeli droSebiT moifina, _ `he, amxanagebo! Sors dardi da cremli, es guli
yvelgan stalinis SavarSiani portretebia gamofenili... ulevel siyvaruls rom itevs, _ ekuTvnis samSoblos, _
`Savi arSia suraTs miekra, droSas avlia glovis arSia...~ ymawvilis mWeqare xma TeTri mtrediviT maRla mifrinavs,
xelmZRvanel amxanagebsac wiTeli, SavarSiani samkla- gareSemo sivrces gadaevleba, eqo SoriT Soridan pasux-
urebi ukeTiaT... obs: _ moskovi, kremli, partiis stalinur centralur
samgloviaro procesiebi mereTis sxvadasxva kuT- komitets! _ xmas depeSis stilze daiyenebs, mere kvlav
xidan daiZra, moaqvT maRla aRmarTuli portretebi da maRla aiWreba: _ ara, Cven ar gvjera stalinis sikvdili
dabla daxrili droSebi... _ dRes misi partia kvlav sdgas titaniviT, stalini
sasule orkestri samgloviaro musikas aJRerebs. icocxlebs, igi ar mokvdeba, radganac winswrafva...~
mofarfate bgerebi caSi dafrinaven da Citebad iqcevian... ai, aq Seirxevian gogonebi, SoSiis bartyebiviT
sayovelTao mwuxarebas aRar uxdeba kamkama lur- pirebs daaReben da refrens miuswrafeben:
ji ca da mzis cincxali sikaSkaSe... _ `es aris stalini!~
momitingeebi macxovrisgorasTan grovdebian. marTali kvlav miugdebs:
zeviT, stalinis monumentTan ficarnagze amxanagebi _ `radganac sinaTle...~
dganan, ise Sors da maRla arian, pawawa wertilebiviT _ `es aris stalini!~
Canan qvevidan. _ `radganac partia...~
kibeebi kvlav pionerebsa da oqtombrelebs upy- _ `es aris stalini!~
riaT da mouTmenlad cmukaven. _ `radgan komunizmi...~
niavze farfatebs droSebi, JRers samgloviaro _ `es aris stalini!~
musika. enis borZiki autyda mikrofonTan WipmoWril reproduqtorebma mravalgzis gaimeores es sity-
amxanag griSas. mas sakuTari bediRbali adardebs, uR- vebi, mereTis Tavze afarfatdnen, mimoifantnen, gareub-
rublo caze Weqaquxils elodeba. nebs uwies _ `es aris stalini!..~ `es aris stalini!..~ `es
matrakveca kekem leqsi waikiTxa: aris stalini!..~
_ `stalini cocxlobs, yvelas ase sjera uryevad. brinjaos monumentma ulvaSebSi CaiRima, Cibuxi
guls nu gaitexT! _ dRes partiam gasca brZaneba, mzes Searxia da megobrulad Caiduduna:
elvareba arasodes ar gauqreba, ukvdavebasTan xeli ar `diax! diax!~
aqvs gardacvalebas!..~ gogonebi CamofrTxialdnen ficarnagidan. mar-
Talic Camoxta, xalxSi gaeria. wuTis winandeli aRma-
bikentis Svilia keke da aTas bavSvSi igi SearCies...
frena daicxro, ratomRac ukmayofileba igrZno. glo-
win ixedeba bikenti, momavalsa Wvrets...
va speqtakliT Seicvala. carieli sityvebi caSi gaifan-
oRondac, marTali Todua vin SearCia?
ta da gulSi araferi CarCa.
marTali ficarnagis kideze dgas... mis ukan pat-
_ rogori qarTveli davkargeT! _ Cailaparaka vi-
ara gogonebi Camwkrivebulan.
Racam mis gverdiT. godora kaci iyo. sxvebma daudastures:
marjvenas aswevs, kamkama cas axedavs da amaRle-
_ aba, aba!
bulad ametyveldeba:

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`rogori qarTveli! _ iazra marTalim. _ stalini 35
xom TavisTavad geniaa, epoqaa, magram amave dros is qar-
Tvelia...~ aqamde gulis kunWulSi mimalul pativmoyvar- gamocdebi didad ar gaZnelebiaT. saRamo skolas
eobas malamod moecxo es sityvebi da glovisaTvis isedac sul ramdenime axalgazrda SerCa da amaT vin ga-
sruliad Seufereblad, gunebaSi CaiRiRina: aSavebda. sam saxelganTqmul Wabuks, stalinis monumen-
`patara gori didia, didi stalinis mSobeli...~ tis komkavSirel mSeneblebs miT ufro aravin gadau-
diax, msoflios xom vuCveneT vinca varT! Robavda gzas. aRniSna kidec aqlemaparmenma:
mklavze mohqaCes. kekem Semoscina, usworo kbile- _ sulac gamotvinebulni rom iyoT, Cveni ubadlo
bi TeTrad uelavda. beladis monumentis aRmSeneblebs dabal niSnebs mainc
_ kargi iyo! ver gakadrebT!
_ Sen iyavi kargi, lamazi iyavi! _ uneblieT Se- ase iyo Tu ise, ivnisis mzian dRes direqtorma Ta-
epasuxa. maram axalgazrdebs skolis damTavreba miuloca, ates-
kekes sinaTlem gadaurbina da Tvalebi aukiafda. tatebi Camouriga, ris Semdegac yvelani aivanze gaikrif-
`bavSvebs glova ar SeuZliaT!~ _ gaifiqra mar- nen da samaxsovro fotosuraTebi gadaiRes.
Talim. arc TviTon SeeZlo didxans ezida mwuxarebis _ axla ki dedaCemi gvelodeba, es ambavi unda aRv-
mZime tvirTi, miT ufro gazafxulis am ciskrovan dRes. niSnoT! _ ganucxada durum marTalis da ariqas.
_ rogora xar, biCo? _ hkiTxa saidanRac gamomZ- _ dedaCemic gvelodeba! _ Tqva ariqam.
vralma zinaida petrovnam. amaze SekamaTdnen. marTalis aravin elodeboda
mkerdze stalinis momcro portreti Caexutebi- da morCiT, iqac mivideT da iqaco, Zmakacebi daaSoSmina.
na da namtiralevi Tvalebi daswiTleboda. cicqna, mudamJams damfrTxali kato deida dabne-
marTalim amoioxra. amiT daumtkica, mec Sewu- uli facurobda, xelidan yvelaferi uvardeboda. zog-
xebuli varo, Tumca cotaTi Sercxva sakuTari farisev- jer gairindeboda, saTiTaod SeaTvalierebda ymaw-
lobisa. vilebs, TiTqos ukvirda, ase uceb, Tvalis daxamxamebaSi
kekeze fiqrobda, Tvalwin misi `gonji~ saxe edga ranairad dakacdneno. guSin rom durus Rvino moeTxo-
da wamiT gamoiTiSa. va, kato deidas, albaT, guli SeuRondeboda, axla ki misi
_ magari qarTveli davkargeT! _ Tqva isev im kacma. Svili kaciviT dajda sufris Tavze, gadaxeda lamazad
_ meore magari qarTveli dagvrCa moskovSi! _ gawyobil purmarils da brZana:
CaurTo viRacam.
_ Sen marjvniv dajeqi, Sen marcxniv! _ mere de-
am dros Camohkres Conguris sims da dabal xmaze,
das miubrunda: _ Senc dajeqi, oRond mamaCemis patara
sevdanarevad waumReres meCongure qalebma:
yanwic aq damidgi, magiT gansxvavebuls SevsvamT!
_ `Cqini beria Teq vareno, iro Tquans simarTle-
`SevsvamTo!~ _ ariqam da marTalim erTmaneTs gada-
si, munafasi faCunsu do moZirana sinaTlesi, na...~
xedes, kacebi iyvnen da unda SeesvaT kidec. Tumca, ra as-
`TiTo qarTveli yovelTvisa gvyavs dedaqalaq-
mevT neta kacebs am mJave siTxeso, ki gaivles gunebaSi.
Si!~ _ gaifiqra marTalim da es azri esiamovna...

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_ Zmebo, dRevandel dRes gaumarjos! _ rixiT wa- sadRegrZelo davlio!.. SeiZleba, dedamiwis zurgze uka-
moiwyo durum. _ adrec bevri gvilaparaknia, gvikamaTnia, naskneli qarTveli ar darCes, misi saxeli ki darCeba!
magram rac iyo, bavSvoba iyo da dReis iqiT Cagorda war- _ RmerTma nu qnas, Svilo! _ xelebi gaasavsava
sulSi! amieridan samyaros karibWesTan vdgavarT da rasac katom.
davipyrobT, sul Cvenia! _ aseTi magrebi varT Cven, qarTvelebi! _ galaR-
_ `Cven unda Cveni vSvaT myoobadi!~ _ CaurTo da duru. _ meoce saukuneSi aba visa hyavs aseTi gmiri...
marTalim. Cvenc magrebi varT, Zmebo, magra vimuSaveT!
_ cxovreba yvelas Seaxvedrebs kuTvnil sikeTes, _ ho, magrebi varT, qvebi vzideT! _ goneba dae-
oRond droulad SevamCnioT da xeli vstacoT! _ miu- binda marTalis, uazrod pasuxobda.
leqsa ariqam. _ me ki fexic Sevwire! _ CaiWiWyina ariqam.
_ amin, RmerTma gisminoT, Svilebo! _ katom pir- gemrieli xaWapuri gamoecxo deida katos. elarji
jvari gadaiwera. ise iweleboda, lukmas ver moacilebdi... gareT mze Casv-
Wiqebi miaWaxunes... yelSi ar gadadioda, magram las apirebda, sicxe neldeboda, Ria karfanjrebSi niavi
jibriT dacales. megobrebs durum daaswro, wveTi ar qaqanebda... axalgazrdebsac TavSi uqaqanebda da Tamada
Catova da Seutia: cdilobda gezi ar SeSloda... mamis suli moixsenia... deda
_ aba, gogoebiviT nu inazebiT, Tu qeifia, qeifi camde aiyvana. marTali da ariqa wamodgnen, didis ambiT
iyos! uTxres, CvenTvis deida ki ara, namdvili deda xaro, koc-
meore Wiqa ufro Zneli aRmoCnda, mesame _ arc nes da kocnes... katom Tvalebidan bednierebis cremli
ise Zneli. gadmoyara...
`gansxvavebuli sasmisio~ da durum yanwi Seivso. _ axla ki, _ TiTi aswia durum, viRacas daemuqra,
Wiqanaxevriani iyo, magram aqamde xom yanwi xelSi ara _ `margali koCiSi~ * sadRegrZelo SevsvaT. is meore
sWerodaT da marTlac daijeres, kacebi varTo, raki kacia qarTvelebSi da pirveli margalebSi! mTavaria,
kacebi varT, amis dalevasac SevZlebT, nebarTva aravis- Cven upatronod ara varT moskovSi!
gan gvWirdeba, Wkua Cven TviTon mogvekiTxebao. _ upatronoebi indielebia rezervaciebSi, Cven
wamodga duru fexze. xvalzeg beWebganieri da ax- ratom viqnebiT upatronod? _ ukmayofilod ikiTxa
ovani vaJkaci dadgeboda albaT, axlac veravin dauwu- ariqam.
nebda tanadobas. marTalim Wiqa aswia da leqsi CaaWikWika:
_ `stalinis droSis didebas icav, stalinis sibrZ-
_ cxonebuli mamaCemis suli mapatiebs, radgan am
nis gaTbobs naTeli. simarTlis mcvelo, orgulTa risx-
gansxvavebuli sasmisiT jer sxva sadRegrZelo unda war-
vav, Sens saxels hficavs yvela qarTveli...~
movTqva! _ ganacxada sazeimo kiloTi. _ me minda amiT
durum `vaSa~ SesZaxa da taSic Semohkra. ariqam
davlio nomer pirveli qarTvelis sadRegrZelo!
moiwyina da jiutad Tqva:
_ rusTavelis? _ ikiTxa ariqam.
_ deda melodeba!
_ ram dagaTro, biWo, ase uceb? _ gaukvirda du-
Tamada dacxra, mxarze xeli moferebiT mouTaTuna:
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_ kai Tu Zma xar, ise kargad vqeifobT, sufras nu ariqam piri ganze miabruna, cxvirze xeli itaca da
amiSli! gareT Zlivs gaaswro.
_ deda melodeba! _ gaimeora ariqam da sawylad _ Cemi sikvdili, awyina Rvinom! _ ukan gamoekida
daamata: _ cudad var, biWebo! fucu.
_ vaime, Svilo, Rvinom gawyina? _ dafrTxa kato. _ sustia! _ ganacxada durum. _ ariqa ZaZua sma-
_ dajeqi, deda, Sen nu Relav! _ mkacrad Tqva du- Si verasodes dajabnis duru gegias!
rum. _ amas Cven gavarkvevT! maS, megobrebis sadRegrZe- _ magas dagimaxsovreb! _ marTalis Rvino dasan-
lo aRar davlioT? axadac Sesjavrda. _ aTi wlis Semdeg SegajibrebT...
_ CvenTan davlioT! _ ariqas feri daaklda, ga- xeli xels daukres.
icrica. _ deda melodeba, Tan cudada var! Zlivs Semolaslasda ariqa, deda exmareboda, feri
marTali ucbad gamofxizlda. ar edo.
_ ho, wavideT, ariqa waviyvanoT! _ meti ar SemiZlia, biWebo! _ sufras Tvali mo-
durum Wiqa mainc ar dadga, megobrebis sadRegr- arida.
Zelo dalia, lukmac daayola da ariqa CitiviT aitaca, _ fucu deida, waiyvane da loginSi Caawvine eg
mxriT Seebjina. glaxa! _ didis ambiT brZana durum. _ me da marTali
quCaSi gavidnen. Sebindebuliyo. davlevT axla magis sadRegrZelos da xval kenWiviT
_ isev cudada xar? _ hkiTxa durum. iqneba!
_ gadamiara, axla ukeTa var! _ grilma haerma _ Cven Zmebi varT! _ marTalis daaslokina. _
ariqa gaaxalisa. Cven varT aTos, portos da aramisi!
duru mxiarul Wkuaze iyo d D a CaiRiRina: _ diaax! am WiqiT Cvens ariqas vadRegrZelebT!
_ arT yorofil maT qopunsi, gurSa mixutolu- durum orisami sadRegrZelo kidev moaqiCmaCa,
ans, na... magram marTalisac ukve meti Rone aRara hqonda.
_ si soTini midurquni, Sxvasi qixutoluansi, na... gviani iyo, roca fucu Ddeidas gamoemSvidobnen.
_ CaurTo ariqam. misavaTebulma ariqam Tvali Zlivs gaaxila da gamosam-
_ qianas koCi goWyorduni, ukuli mogigonuansi, Svidobebeli sityva wailuRluRa.
na... * _ daasrula marTalim. talaxaZis quCa mTlad Cabnelebuliyo.
sicilxiTxiTiT miRwies ariqas saxlamde. duru Sedga da uceb mTeli xmiT dasWeqa:
aqac gaSlili sufra elodebodaT. fucu deidam _ y orofili aka punsu, qumoZirun aka wunsu...*
saTiTaod Caixuta, loyebi daukocna samives. marTalim xma auwyo, oRond ufro mozomilad, me-
_ mogilocavT, Svilebo, mogilocavT! dakacdiT, zoblebisa moerida.
davaJkacdiT, kacebovaJkacebo!.. es ramdeni malodineT, _ y orofili Jiri punsu, Jiri xolo jgiri pun-
Romi gamicivda kardalSi! su...*
duru aqac sufris Tavze gamoiWima, Rvino Camo- durum yroyini Sewyvita da ikiTxa:
asxa WiqebSi.

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_ ratom hqvia am quCas, magaliTad, talaxaZe? ta- dnen. amxanagi griSas da bikentis manqanebic kudSi mis-
laxi romaa, imitom? devdnen. bulvars ramdenjerme Semouares, albaT stu-
_ wamo, Sin migacileb! _ SesTavaza marTalim. mari qalaqs aTvalierebda. macxovrisgorasac miadgnen,
_ ara, me migacileb! iqidan karga xans ar mobrunebulan. marTla avida stu-
_ ara, me! mari im kibeze Tu qvevidan axeda, es veravin gaigo. er-
cota xans iZiZgilaves, mere xeli xels daukres Txans muzeumTanac idgnen. sadilobis Jams restoran
da TavTavianTi gziT wavidnen. `CxeriaSi~ Sevidnen. im dRes restorani rigiTi moqala-
bnelSi, WiSkarTan Seyovnebuli marTali urduls qeebisaTvis daiketa da milicia aravis uSvebda. mere
eZebda da RiRinebda: oficiantebi irwmunebodnen, lavrentis vemsaxurebo-
_ y orofili viTi punsu, TeT punsu do TiTi pun- diTo, magram ufro WkuaTmyofelni ar ijerebdnen, aseT
su...* dros, stalinis sikvdilis Semdeg, rodesac Cvens diad
`ara, ratom hqvia talaxaZe? _ wyeniT gaifiqra. _ samSoblos imperialisturi agresia emuqreba, sad ecle-
vin oxeria es talaxaZe?.. berias didi megobariao, hi... sax- boda mTavar `margals~ mereTSi Camosasvlelado.
eli unda gamovucvaloT... erTi kai saxeli unda movigono!~ 14 ivniss kekes ToTxmeti Seusrulda. arc marTa-
logins xelis faTuriT miagno da ukve Zilburan- lis, arc mis Zmakacebs dabadebis dRe arasodes gadaux-
Si waibutbuta: diaT. ise dalxeniT aravin cxovrobda, sakuTari dabade-
_ ra davarqva?.. yvelaze grZel gvars movigoneb... bis dRe gaxseneboda. SemTxveviT vava zarquam uTxra,
mamuka TavaqalaSvilisa... mamukas quCa... kekes dabadebis dReze Toloraiebma stumroba iciano.
CaeZina... zinaida petrovna rusia, rusma ki dabadebis dReze cek-
visagan quslebi Tu ar gadaityava, dardiT mokvdebao...
amitomac gadawyvita marTalim wasvla...
36 cxadia, saCuqarze unda ezruna. mrCeveli aravina
hyavda, TviTon ki didxans iWylita tvini. wignebSi amo-
mereTSi Wori gavrcelda, TviT lavrenti beria ekiTxa, qalebs dabadebis dReze briliantebs an yvavilebs
Camovida monumentis sanaxavado. Turme sagangebo mata- miarTmeveno. briliantebis fuli sada hqonda, yvavilebiT
rebeli Camodga rkinigzis sadgurze. samgzavro vagonebs ki mereTSi aravin dadioda da biWebi dascinebdnen. bolos
erTi sabargoc eba. gaaRes kari da Savi limuzini Camo- TavSi bednieri azri mouvida. aiRo vatmanis qaRaldi da zed
agores. iseTiao, ambobdnen, tyvias ar atarebso. amxanagi ferebiT daxata: keke damjdara yvavilebiT morTul mde-
griSa da bikenti Toloraia daxvdnen stumars TavianTi loze da Tavze gvirilebis gvirgvini daudgams... Soridan
manqanebiT. mTeli milicia fexze idga, magram Camosuls Sexedav, TviTon keke hgavs TeTr gvirilas...
dacvis biWebi Camohyvnen, tyvias kbilebiT rom iWeren, gazeTSi frTxilad gaaxvia, bawriT Sekra.
iseTebi. ijaxira, Sarvali gaauTova. wina Rames civ wyalSi
marTalim Tavisi TvaliT dainaxa Savi, grZeli man- amorecxil perangze Rili daakera da uTo amasac gadausva.
qana. fanjrebze fardebi CamoewiaT da mgzavrebi ar Can- didxans koxtaobda sarkesTan. Tma savarcxels ar
emorCileboda. pirisaxeze burtyli mosdeboda da sapar-
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sis erTi Camosmac kmaroda. xan moswonda sakuTari Tavi, rebodnen SuaSi mokalaTebul stumars, romelic imiT
xan ki ara. amitomac jer ver daxata avtoportreti, jerac gansxvavdeboda sxvaTagan, rom Tavs laRad grZnobda,
ver Seicno sakuTari Tavi, yvelaze ucnobi nacnobTa TvalebSi aravis Sescicinebda. misi mrgvali pirisaxe
Soris. zomieri sisavsiT gamoirCeoda, melotze Suqis anarek-
dRis sicxe Senelda, saRamos Crdilebs sasiam- li ubrwyinavda. oqros pensnedan uyurebda maspinZlebs
ovno, rbili niavi mohyveboda. da visac mzeras miabjenda, is TiTqos wamiT kvdeboda
Toloraiebis WiSkarTan is grZeli limuzini idga, kekes Semovardnam daarRvia saubris ritmi. biken-
ori sxva manqanac. Sig didTava, dakunTuli axalgazrde- tis Wiqa aewia, albaT sadRegrZelos ambobda da xeli
bi isxdnen. eWviT SeaTvalieres marTali, manqanidan ar egreve gauCerda.
gadmosulan, ise miadevnes mzera. stumarma naxats gaxeda, Tavi mowonebiT dauqnia.
ridisagan fexi ukan rCeboda. gabruneba gviani iyo _ yoCaR, niWieri ymawvili Cans! _ Tvali Caukra
da mokle ezo swrafad gadaWra. marTalis, viTom eSmakobaSi gamogiWireo, dasZina: _
lestambe winkarSi daxvda, kedels miaWeWya, saxeSi Seyvarebulis naxatsa hgavs!
SemoaorTqla. marTalis zafra eca, swrafi mzera esrola bikentis.
_ stumari gvyavs. _ SeTqmuliviT CasCurCula. maspinZeli ar gatokebula, Wiqa winandeburad eWira, magram
_ viTom ver icani, gesmis, rame ar sTxovo! marTali mixvda, bikentis sulSi raRaca moxda, utaqto si-
marTali wamowiTlda, undoda xelis kvriT moeSo- tyvebma SeakrTo TiTqos, usiamovno wami ganacdevina.
rebina, magram kekem gamoixeda, gaucina. iRliaSi amoCri- lestambem mklavze mohqaCa, ukan, sasadilo oTaxi-
li raRac daunaxa da mxiarulad hkiTxa: saken waiyvana.
_ ra momitane? bikentim saxeze Rimili daixata.
marTalim gazeTi Sexsna, qaRaldi gaSala. _ Cemi gogo niWieria, leqss ise waikiTxavs, Tqveni
kekem taSi Semohkra, ymawvils kiserze Camoekida mowonebuli! stumris pativsacemad, mgoni, axali leq-
da loyaze tkacaniT akoca. sic daizepira.
TiTqos etkinao, nakocnze xeli itaca marTalim. sasadiloSi ymawvilebisaTvis calke sufra gaeSa-
gogonam ki saCuqari waafriala. la zinaida petrovnas.
biWebi mihyvnen. _ dadJekiT, biCebo, ak isadileT!
zalaSi sufra gaeSalaT, zed xoragi ar eteoda. lestambem Wiqebi Seavso da sadRegrZelosaTvis
aq im kacebs moeyaraT Tavi, sazeimo dReebSi tri- ganemzada, wina oTaxSi ki keke aJRurtulda:
_ `am leqss TviT xalxi mkarnaxobs, ara sWirdeba mgo-
bunaze rom Camomwkrivdebian da rigiT moqalaqeebs ze-
sani, me mxolod Sevkar, Sevkone riTmebis krialosani...~
vidan mowyeniT uqneven xels. am sicxian dRes kostiumeb-
taSi daukres da gaxarebuli keke sasadiloSi Semof-
Si ixrCobodnen, mZime, daxuruli karadebiviT Semowyo-
rTxialda, marTalis pirispir daskupda.
bodnen magidas. erTaderTi qali eria, amxanagi dodona,
_ oh, siyvaruli, siyvaruli! _ komikurad daina-
amasac raikomis TanamSromlisaTvis Sesaferisi simkac-
za xma stumarma. – yvelafers Tavisi asaki uxdeba! me, maga-
riT ecva, magram arc sikekluce aklda... yvelani misCe-
liTad, bolo dros sul raikomis TanamSromlebi momwons!

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sufraze TavSekavebulad CaixiTxiTes. aqedan ga- gebulni ar davrCebiT? omi gaTavda da sul omis mdgo-
ugebari iyo, amxanagi dodona morcxvad gawiTlda, Tu mareobaSi ver viqnebiT...
TviTonac xiTxiTebda. mere bikenti CaerTo. xmadabla da moridebiT la-
_ Cems sadRegrZelos ratom ar ambobT? _ Wir- parakobda da sityvebis garCeva Wirda. aWraWunda savar-
veulad ikiTxa kekem. Zlebi, awkarunda sasmisebi, Rvino liklikiT isxmeboda
_ Wkua mogmatebodes! _ mokled miugdo lestambem. WurWelSi... seriozuli saubridan kvlav sadRegrZeloe-
_ sul Seni WkuiT davdivar, ai! bze gadavidnen...
_ ToTxmeti weli cota araa, _ gauRima marTalim, umTavresad stumars adRegrZelebdnen. saxels
_ sacaa sibereSi Seabijeb! ukve momaval profesiaze unda aravin ambobda, egreve `stumrad~ moixseniebdnen. xato-
ifiqro! albaT artistoba mogixdeba... `julietas rolSia van da amaRlebul sityvebSi pirmoTneoba da SiSi amoi-
keke Toloraia!~ rogoria, ha? kiTxeboda.
_ Sen ki romeos rolSi, xom? _ iqednurad Caix- stumarma gitara axsena. albaT cotaTi SeWukWuk-
vixvina lestambem. da ukve da simReris iStaze dadga... ariqa, gitara, gita-
marTali gawiTlda, ixtibari ar gaitexa, naTqvami rao, ayvirdnen... axlaveo, wamRerebiT mourbenina zinai-
yurs iqiT gauSva. da petrovnam... Turme stumars yurSi CaawveTes, amxana-
_ me albaT mxatvari gamoval! saxelosnos gavxs- gi dodona SesaniSnavad ukravso.
ni, qaRaldi da saRebavi ulevia, midi da xate! marTali da daZmac wamoxtnen da zalaSi Selagd-
zinaida petrovna nirSecvlili gamovida zal- nen, kuTxeSi mokalaTdnen.
idan, TvalebSi Zrwola edga, xelebi gaasavsava:
daido amxanagma dodonam lamaz muxlebze gitara,
_ am kacs stalini ar mocons, isetnairad stkvams,
lamazi TiTebi simebze daawyo, marjvena xelis aranakleb
kurebi damigrdzelda!
lamazi TiTebiT simebze gadairbina, lamazi yeli moiR-
ymawvilebma smena gaafacices. es raRac axali amba-
era da iseTi narnari xma amouSva, kacebs gaaxsena, rom
vi iyo! dedamiwis zurgze, pirwavardnili imperialistis
kacebad iwodebian... stumarma gulze xeli miido da Taf-
garda, vis SeiZleboda stalini ar moswoneboda! miT uf-
lnaWamiviT tkbilad iRimeboda.
ro Zneli warmosadgeni iyo, `am kacis~ piridan beladis
_ arT gitara qomuCuni, sofeli domilinuuni,
Tundac mcire augi.
sqani do Cqimi guriS Wua leqso qomibiruuni, na...*
etyoba, zinaida petrovnas msgavsad, sxvebsac ene-
stumarma uceb mkerdze muSti daibraguna, saRi
bi CauvardaT, raki mxolod stumris mSvidi xma ismoda:
kbilebi dakriWa da gaixumra:
_ biZia jo bolo wlebSi metad eWviani gaxda! qve-
_ ar vici, bolo dros ra memarTeba, raRac sul
yana daxurul yuTs daemsgavsa. fanjrebi Tu ar gamov-
WeriT, sibneleSi movigudebiT. cota unda ganvmuxtoT raikomis mdivnebi miyvardeba! venacvale, mdivani rom
viTareba, Torem denTis kasrze vzivarT da daviRupe- kai gogoa!
biT. rad gvinda, magaliTad, germaniis gaxleCa? Zlieri, amxanag griSas feri ecvala. piri ise moaRo, etyoba,
erTiani germania mokavSired rom gavixadoT, ufro mo- haeri ar yofnida. amxanagi dodona ki vardiviT gawiTlda.

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karadebiviT Camwkrivebuli kacebi TiTqos denma _ ymawvilo!
damuxtao. aqamde amxanag griSas miziduloba igrZnobo- marTali SeCerda.
da, axla ki amxanag dodonas Sehyurebdnen sinaziT. _ viTom ra, ymawvilo, Sen Cvenze ufro giyvarda
saxeawiTlebulma, Rvinisagan amCatebulma stu- nato vaCnaZe? _ nasvamis axirebiT Caajinda, mere biken-
marma danaCangali aiRo, TefSis kideze Camohkra da Cax- tis miubrunda da hkiTxa: _ esaa tataCis vaJi?
leCili xmiT CasZaxa: _ diax! _ bikenti mowafesaviT wamodga.
_ Cqimi Conguri tumutumu, ganaTlebas qumurTu- _ ho, davamTavroT! _ mowyvetiT Tqva uceb gabez-
mu, koleqtivSa miSebli do unarRebu Rumus bWkumu!..* rebulma stumarma...
pensne Camouvarda, xeliT daiWira, xelaxla cxvirze Sin bnelSi brundeboda da marCielobda, marTlac-
wamoicva da marTali mTlad daibna, kidec icno da kidec da vin iyo Toloraiebis stumari.
ver icno es ucnauri stumari. saxls rom miuaxlovda, Soridan Suqi SeamCnia.
kacebma taSi dascxes. amxanagma dodonam xelis- marom momakiTxao, ifiqra.
guliT simebis TrTola SeaCera. fexs auCqara, kibeze airbina.
uceb kari gaiRo da moridebiT Tavi Semohyo vava _ maro mamida!
zarquam, bikentis TvaliT raRaca aniSna. kari SeaRo da gaSeSda.
yvelam misken miixeda. magidas welgamarTuli ujda damWknari dedaberi
_ Semodi, vava, gviTxari, riTi gagvaxareb! da uxmod Semoscqeroda.
vavam TiTis wverebze gaiara, TiTqos moiparebao. Zlivs icno marTalim, yelSi burTi moawva.
bikentis yurTan daixara, Tan stumars ar aSorebda Tvals miirbina, dauCoqa da muxlebze moexvia.
da sakmaod xmamaRla wasCurCula: _ ramodena gamxdarxar, biWo! _ xrinwiani xmiT
_ katastrofa moxda, amxanagebo, Cvens caze! Cailaparaka efrom da Tavze Tavisi gaZvaltyavebuli
_ ra katastrofa? _ ikiTxa stumarma mouTmenlad. xeli daado...
_ TviTmfrinavi Camovarda cidan, mexi daecao da...
siCume Camowva. vavam es waxalisebad miiRo da ga- 37
nagrZo:
_ nato daiRupa, Cveni msaxiobi, vaCnaZe! soflidan maro moqoqoTda, efros Caexvia da moT-
erTmaneTs gadaxedes. zogs wyena daetyo, nato qmiT itira. efro Cumad usmenda, ucxosaviT. dariko mami-
vaCnaZe marTlac yvelas uyvarda, zogs ki qeifis Camware- das sikvdili odnavadac ar Seucxadebia. acxonos Rmer-
ba Tu emcxeTa. Tmao, ase Tqva da pirjvari gadaiwera.
bikentim stumars Sexeda. iman melotze xeli gada- maro enas ar aCerebda, cacanas beds kiTxulobda.
isva, Wiqa aiRo da purze Rvino daawveTa. _ acxonos RmerTma! _ pasuxobda efro da pirj-
_ eh, pirveli qali iyo artistebSi! vars iwerda.
marTalis gulze moawva, TiTqos ubiZgeso, swra- marTalis cremli moadga, magram Tavi Seikava. de-
fad miaSura kars. stumarma Tvali gaayola da moulod- dabrisagan unda eswavla simtkice da mxneoba. sizmrebidan
nelad gasZaxa: icoda cacanas Tavgadasavali da amitom aras kiTxulobda.

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marom aiCema, sofelSi wavideT, darikosa da ca- Sin misvlisTanave maro datrialda, sadilis Ta-
canas sakurTxi davudgaT, Tan Sori gzidan namgzavri ef- darigi daiWira.
ro suls moiTqvams, mokeTdebao, wvelac kargi maqvs da efro msxlis CrdilSi, jorkoze Camojda da gayuC-
xili da bostneuli Tavze sayrelio. da, ezogaremos Tvali miaStera.
asec gadawyda. marTalim abga saxelmZRvanelo- marTalim Wilofi moaTria, zed wamogorda da ir-
ebiT gamotena, institutisaTvis unda momzadebuliyo. gvliv wignebi Semoiwyo.
aivanze rom gavidnen, efrom macxovrisgorisaken gakrialebuli cidan simSvide Camoefina. neli niavi
gaixeda, pirjvris gadasawerad xeli SemarTa da ucbad foTlebs aSariSurebda... maro WurWels aCxakunebda...
niri Seecvala. sadRac WriWinobela WriWinebda... balaxSi kutkalia
_ fui, eSmaks, es ra wamouyudebiaT! gadaxta... mzis sxivebma msxlis totebs gaatana da wigns
_ stalinia, magi, bebia, dagaklda albaT Tvals! Wrelma Crdilma gadauara.
_ stalinia Tu viRac eSmaki, wminda adgilze Rmer- Tvali auWrelda marTalis, asoTa rigi wariSala, azri
Ti satanas ver moiTmens! _ mkvaxed dautatana efrom. Semoefanta. iqneb CasTvlima kidec da es veRar SeamCnia.
marTalis ena mucelSi Cauvarda. dedaberTan ka- jorkoze efro Seirxa, SviliSvils gadmoxeda. Ca-
maTs azri ar hqonda. am sacodavs imdeni ram gadaxdenia, mosvlis wuTidan TiTqos ubrad ariano, araferze ula-
stalini rom stalinia, isic mtrad eCveneba. parakniaT. saTqmels mdumareba uxdeboda, magram dumi-
`sevistraniT~ gaemgzavrnen. cxeloda, brezentis lis wuTebic amoiwura.
bolos niavi afarTqalebda. _ ras kiTxulob? _ gulsgareSe hkiTxa dedaberma.
efro welgamarTuli ijda da win kuStad iyureboda. _ istorias. vemzadebi!
mze kabadonze ekida, roca manqanidan Camovidnen. _ hoo! _ efros xma Seurbilda. _ mainc rao?
dedaberi xeljoxs eyrdnoboda da mCated midioda. _ saqarTvelo meTerTmete armiam menSevikebisa-
maro tutunebda, sul raRacas ekiTxeboda, efro gan gaaTavisuflao. ager orjonikiZem depeSa gaugzavna
ki xan uCumdeboda, xan mokle hos an aras miugdebda. lenins, stalinso...
sasaflaosTan gaiares. darikos saflavTan SeC- _ sicruea es da satanis namoqmedari! _ Tqva
erdnen. TavTiT mozrdili qva ido, ferxTiT _ momcro. uceb efrom.
efrom qvaze joxi daakakuna da CasZaxa: _ ra, depeSa rom gaagzavna?
_ mand rogora xar droulad wasulo? _ miayura- _ depeSisa araferi vici! _ efro TiTqos saku-
da, TiTqos pasuxs ismenso. _ cacanas Tu Sexvdi sadme? Tar fiqrebs pasuxobda: _ cacanam SemogiTvala ase, sic-
civi qveynidan Tu CamoaRwia mag ubedurma? _ kvlav mi- ruea yovelio!
ugdo yuri da mere dasZina: _ didxans ar vapireb aq dar- _ mainc rao? _ sunTqva Seekra marTalis.
Cenas, male Camoval da erTad viqnebiT! _ ici, sad viyaviT?
maro SeSinebuli usmenda, malmale iwerda pirj- _ vici! iq triali mindoria, irgvliv ca dedamiwas
vars. marTalisac SeeSinda, oRond imitom, Wkuaze ver uerTdeba. rkinigza Wris am mindors da patara baqanis
ariso. piras miwurebia Camwkrivebuli...

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ar gahkvirvebia efros, ar ukiTxavs, saidan ici,
visgan gaigeo. 38
_ ho! _ Tavi dauqnia. _ asea!.. magram manamde grZe-
li gza ver gaTavda saqonlis vagonebSi... SimSili da si- TiTqmis erTi Tve darCnen marosTan. mziani amin-
cive... SigniTac iseve yinavda, rogorc gareT! gansakuTre- di idga, ca lurjad gadasarkuliyo da oqrosferi mze
biT bavSvebi da berikacebi ixocebodnen... kacebs naklebi asavalidan dasavalamde ise gadagordeboda, Rrublis
gaZleba aqvT... me da cacanam sxvebs vajobeT, bolomde Ca- fTila arsad aefareboda.
vaRwieT... xiliT daitvirTa xexili. bostani uxvad xasxaseb-
Seisvena, kvlav sivrces misCereboda, Tvalebi da, yanaSi simindi kedlad dadga.
TiTqos CaSretoda. ezoSi wiwila momravlda. qaTami kakanebda, modiT,
_ wiTel wigns miaTrevda cacana. gzaSic imas kiT- oqros kvercxi davdeo...
xulobda da iqac... im miwurSi CaaTava, daxura, saTvale iqiT goWi Wyviroda, aqeT indauri qoTqoTebda...
dado da daaskvna: `sicruea es!~ dilasaRamos Zroxa zmuoda, ariqa, miSveleT, ji-
efrom xeljoxiT miwa moCxrika, piri mokuma, Ca- qani miskdebao...
fiqrda. marTalim gadawyvita, mets arafers ityviso, de- mokled, sufevda idilia da simSvide, arsad Canda
daberi ki isev alaparakda: Tavmjdomare da gadasaxadis amkrefi.
_ RamiT gamoiRviZa. miwurSi cioda. Cemken Tavi simSvide ar sufevda marTali Toduas sulSi... efro
moabruna da miTxra, sicruis gzas vadeqi Turme, eSmakis bebias naTqvams aeforiaqebina, cacanas SemonaTvals ga-
msaxuri vyofilvar uneblieTo. Cemi codva imas hqondes, urboda... cdilobda ukuegdo eWvebi, ufro is codna,
vinc WeSmarit gzas amacdinao... odesme Tu Sin dabrunde- romelic sxva samyarodan Camoitana dedaberma da ase ar
bi, marTalis gadaeci, sicocxles tyuilubralod nu esadageboda miseul simarTles, ungrevda mwyobr Seno-
gaxarjavs, WeSmariti gza ipovoso... yvela qonebaze uf- bas... marTali cdilobda gadaerCina igi da amiT Tavisi
ro didi qoneba WeSmaritebaao... ai, ase SemogiTvala ca- Tavic... misi goneba Semzadebuli ar iyo gandgomisaTvis
canam! da minebda soflis moCvenebiT idilias.
Sublze xeli moisva, TiTqos tkivils iyuCebso. pirvelsave dRes marom gaafrTxila stumrebi,
_ didxans ar ucocxlia mere, CaeZina da gulic saxlis ukan, CeroSi qofaki myavs dabmuli, Zuka hqvia, ax-
gauCerda... bednieri! los ar gaekaroT, Torem cocxlad SegWamTo.
diax, bednieri iyo, raki guli gauCerda da tanj- _ Tavmjdomareze uaresi mainc ar iqneba! _ Tqva
vas ganerida... efrom da iqiTken gaemarTa.
marTali wuwuniT aedevna, afrTxilebda, ar ga-
giJde, bebia, xbos tolaao.
Zukam yuri cqvita, Rrena aRmoxda, majis simsxo
jaWvi aaJRriala.
efro ar SeCerebula, saSiSi mijna gadaiara.

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_ ra iyo, Zuka, raze miRren, Se bombora! _ xmada- saRamoebi mSvenieria, grili, niaviani, xangrZlivi,
bla, Sinaurulad uTxra. TiTqos mzes eZneleba Casvla, sinaTles ar surs qvey-
ZaRli mainc avad aCenda kbilebs, yelidan gamafr- nierebis datoveba da sibnelesac ezareba mosvla.
Txilebeli bgerebi amosdioda. geronti Semoivlis am dros, fularia. Caidebs
mivida efro, Cxinka TiTebi kisris bewvSi Cauflo. yalions pirSi, abolebs da yveba nair-nair ambebs. xan
_ SeniT qveyanas aSineben, Cemo Zuka, Senze avebi tyaSi mafasa da oCokoCs axsenebs, xan mkvdar sulebs...
ki aSvebulni arian! mere bazris mazandaze iqaqanebs, xmas dauwevs, Sinaurebi
ZaRli kvlav iRrineboda, Tumca weRandeli siave varTo da mTavrobas mialanZRavs, individualistia, ver
ar etyoboda. itans koleqtivs... `koleqtivi jgiri, mara mu re aTe
efrom jaWvi Sexsna, sayeloSi xeli Caavlo. zacia?..~* _ mialeqsavs da xiTxiTebs gamomwvevad.
_ wamo, Zuka, mzeze gavideT! rava am nestian Cero- efros kuSt saxeze Rimili gakrTeba. zis erTna-
Si miuCenia im damwvar maros SenTvis bina! irad welgamarTuli, usmens gerontis, TviTon arafers
ZaRli morCilad wamohyva, kedels akrul ymawvils ambobs. gerontim icis, ramdeni gadaxdenia dedabers,
rom Cauara, Tvali daubriala, vina xar, aq rom atuzul- rasaa gadarCenili da mowiwebiT mimarTavs: `osurpate-
xaro, magram efrom xelis TaTuniT daamSvida. ni, Tqven ki iciT, mara...~
_ aq daweqi, Zuka, Cems fexTan! _ ubrZana. ra icis efrom? _ fiqrobs marTali. Tavisi gaWir-
ZaRli jorkosTan wamowva, uzarmazari ena gad- vebisa icis! ojaxis ubeduri Tavgadasavali icis! magram
ar icis maRali politika... stalinuri sibrZne... berias
moagdo.
gamWriaxoba... rTulia es yvelaferi! erTmaneTs ranair-
efroc dajda.
ad unda miusadago ideali da realoba... ideali sufTa
marTalim SiSs sZlia, gverdiT Cacucqda, mofer-
da amaRlebulia, realoba WuWyiani da tkivilebiT aR-
ebiT mimarTa:
savse... sadaa WeSmariteba, rogor unda Seasrulos caca-
_ Zuka, Zuka!
nas Txovna, ra gzebi eZebos?
Cumi, zanti RreniT Seepasuxa Zuka, Tavi TaTebze
_ nametani eSmakia `margali koCi~, _ xiTxiTebs
dado da gailursa.
geronti, Tan yalions aplakunebs, _ Turme germaniac
_ icis ZaRlma avkargis garCeva! _ Tqva efrom.
moatyua. margalurad gadascemda frontidan danese-
_ mTeli cxovreba CeroSi rom dagaban, gaavdebi ki ara,
niebs. Tavi itexes fricebma, es ranairi Sifriao. vera-
uaresi dagemarTeba! kaci piriqiTaa, avi ver iSlis avobas
feri gauges! margali aravin hyavda hitlers, mag sulwaw-
da siaveSi sazRvari ar icis! ymedils, stavkaSi... xexexe...
ase sulac ar fiqrobs marTali, magram bebias ar eka- swored ai, am dros gamoarbeninebs maro dabal
maTeba... arcaa kamaTis gunebaze. soflis simSvide awyna- tablas, ucbad gaawyobs vaxSams, _ moxalul Roms, mwva-
rebs da imitom! nils, yvels, xan ubralod daWrils, xan `gemabJalias~,
dro midis da araferi icvleba. dRes Rame mos- an dafCxvnils... xan elarjs, an yvelian kverebs... geron-
devs, Rames dRe... tis Rvinos gamoutans, isic dalevs orsam Wiqas...

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_ mTavrobas rad unda dRegrZeloba, _ gaici- erTxel gerontis SviliSvili movida, zita... ba-
nebs, _ mTavrobas yvelaferi aqvs da Cveni sadRegrZe- buas swveoda sanavsadguro qalaqidan. gerontis Svili
lo SeiZleba is wveTi aRmoCndes, mopirTavebul WiqaSi iq muSaobda Turme miliciaSi. mavan qals gadaekida, verc
rom CaawveTeben da kideebidan gadmoiRvreba. vufrT- rom erovnebas gaugebda kaci, verc sadaurobas. erTi
xildebi me mTavrobis janmrTelobas da amitom ager, a, gogo gauCina da gadaikarga. sxva qali SeirTo gerontis
efros vadRegrZeleb... ager, a, marTalis vadRegrZeleb! Svilma. iman gazarda, SviliviT mouara, magram geronti
gaizrdeba, kaci gaxdeba da mtyuansac gansjis da marTalsac!.. buzRunebda, dedis alikvalia mainco, vaSli vaSlis xes-
Camowveba bindi da adgeba geronti. welebze xelebs Tan vardebao... patara tanis gogo iyo zita, uxvi, qera
Semoiwyobs, krusuns mohyveba, aqaoda qarma gamkra, gama- Tmebi mxrebze zviniviT eyara. Suqia, moelmo, gaurkveve-
Tava kacio. cotaTi aWarbebs kidec, Tavs acodebs qa- li Seferilobis Tvalebi saxis usworo nakvTebs mimzid-
lebs... marTali da Zuka miacileben WiSkramde. Zuka avad velsa xdida... ise SeaSterda marTalis, ymawvils SeeSin-
gaxedavs gare midamos, CaSavebul Robeyores SeuRaf- da, qalebma araferi ieWvianono, amitomac moSorda qal-
Rafebs, Tu ram eSmakeuli mimalula, daafrTxobs... Ta sakrebulos, Zuka aiyolia, ukana ezos baRSi gadavida
varskvlavebiT moWedili ca dabla CamoeSveba, sakbilos saZebrad.
cis Tavanze msxvilmsxvili varskvlavebi CaxCaxebs da vaSlis tots miswvda, is iyo, unda moewyvita, xiTx-
binds anelebs... WasTan wyals aaCxrialebs maro, fexis iTma SeaCera.
wyals gaaxazirebs, samzadidan gamotanili TbiliT ga- zurgsukan zita wamoparvoda.
anelebs... iqve, ezoSi daibanen fexebsa da xelpirs, mere _ ra ginda? _ uxeSad SeekiTxa.
odaSi Selagdebian. _ vaSli!
aivanze wveba marTali. usmens Ramis xmebs da guli _ samagieros ras momcem? _ naZaladevad gaexumra.
ukankalebs. kibesTan sZinavs Zukas. xandaxan Tavs aswevs, _ me TviTonac kargad movwyvet! _ imave tots
sibneles yrud SeuRrens da marTalim icis, qofakis ris- waepotina da am dros zed aekra, misi mkvrivi sxeulis
xvas vera mteri ver gadaurCeba. guldamSvidebuls Cae- simxurvalem marTalis gulRviZlSi gaatana, vaSli Tavi-
Zineba da maSin cidan qalwuli vinme CamoakiTxavs... TeT- sTavad mowyda da gogobiWs Soris Caekvexa.
ri kaba mosavs qalwuls, uxvi Tmebi beWebze ayria. sawol- daaswro zitam, xeli staca da mtaceblis wvrili
ze Camoujdeba ymawvils, gulispirze xelisguls Camous- kbilebi Caaso.
vams, aaTrTolebs... _ gamacile!
gamoeRviZeba marTalis, bnels miugdebs yurs. var- baRze mokle biliki gadioda. xexilis miRma, ekal-
skvlaveTSi TeTri landi gakrTeba. ymawvilis gulis ba- bardebSi Robe iyo Cayolebuli da erTgan alage moewyoT.
guni axSobs yvela sxva bgeras... raRac unda, raRac swadia! Sexta eSmaki gogo im alageze, zed Camojda.
kvlav CaeZineba, amjerad usizmro ZilSi Caef- kabis kalTa ze aewia da qaTqaTa muxlisTavebi ga-
loba. Jangisferi riJraJi rom moefineba quTuToebze, mouCnda.
kedlisken Sebrundeba, raTa dilis sinaTles ar daneb- marTalis gaaJrJola, sisuste igrZno.
des. amasobaSi martoobiT mowyenili Zuka SeuZaxebs, ad- _ modi aq! _ xmadabla moixmo zitam. _ xelebi
eqi, adeqio, Zils sabolood daufantavs. miCvene!

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ymawvilma xelebi gauwoda, zitam oriveSi CasWida rom moixmo da vera gaagona ra. efros naTqvamidanac
da misi xelisgulebi muxlebze daido. azri ver gamoitana. Zukam Tavi Seaxsena, aqa varo, magram
marTalis sircxvilisa da ndomisagan cecxli wa- imasac gverdi uqcia da ganawyenebuli ZaRli zlazvniT
ekida. xelebi gaacoca. es iyo umaRlesi netareba, usazR- gaSorda, Robis Ziras, CrdilSi wamowva.
vro tkboba, zitam ki gaicina, misi xelebi moiSora, alag- dro gaiwela, ar Tavdeboda. mze TiTqos gaCerda,
es gadaaxta da mxiarulad moaZaxa: ar apirebda maRla agorebas. rodisrodis movida Jami
_ zedmeti ar mogivides! sadilobisa, rodis ganeridnen SuadRis sicxes efro da
marTali Robis gamoRma darCa. eSmakunam Tvali maro, rodis dagrZelda saRamos Crdili... daTqmul dros,
Caukra, xval am dros aq damxvdio, daugdo da gaqra. daTqmul adgilas movida gulgawvrilebuli ymawvili...
Rame SfoTian ZilRviZilSi gaatara. zitas mxurvale zitas Seagvianda.
tani da gluvi muxlisTavebi ezmaneboda da wadilisagan mze ukve gadagorda, sicxem iklo. imedi amoewura
TrTolva uvlida. gogoze fiqrs sircxvili axlda, dana- da gogona swored maSin gamoCnda bilikze. mokle, msubu-
Saulis grZnoba, raki Ralatobda gerontis ndobas... qi xalaTi ecva, iqneb mTlad SiSvel tanze. am fiqrisagan
zogjer Zili gadasZlevda, raRac usagnosa da fafukSi ymawvils Seaxura da ena daeba.
Caefloboda. am dros Zuka SeuRrenda bnel Cirgvnars, zita alageze Sexta, zed Camojda da gaucina. mar-
moCvenebebs afrTxobda. gamofxizldeboda marTali, Talis enis wverze sityvebi gauqra da ubralo salami ver
tkbili ocneba Seubrundeboda. viTom zitasac ar sZi- amoRerRa. xelebi muxlebze Seaxo. zita gamomwvevad xiT-
navs, marTalize fiqrobs da ocnebobs... ufro metic, xiTebda, biWis xelebs viTom iSorebda, magram am msubuq
Tamami gogo amdgara da axla aqeTken moipareba. Zukasi winaaRmdegobaSi mowodeba ufro igrZnoboda. xalaTis
mas ar eSinia, ZaRli wkmutuniT Seegebeba nacnobs. gogo Rilebi TavisTavad Seexsna, moSiSvlebuli nakvTebi
amoipareba kibeze, CaiCoCe cotao, wasCurCulebs. marTa- gamouCnda. xalaTqveS Turme sabanao kostumiRa ecva.
li ganze gaiwevs, adgils uTmobs, Tan sxeulSi caxcaxi iolze iolad SeiZleboda imisi CamoRleta, sifrifana
dauvlis... mixvdeba, rom es mxolod fiqria da igi mar- zRvaris gadalaxva, oRond gamocdileba ar hqonda amisa,
todmartoa... ezo bnelia da ca varskvlaviani... erTguli ar icoda ra rogor moemoqmeda. zita ki im dasawvavi ala-
Zuka kibesTan garindula, patrons darajobs. gedan ar Camodioda, xiTxiTebda da iSorebda biWis xelebs,
dilis Zilma Rrmad CaiTria, daviwyebis morevSi TiTqos nebdeboda da arc nebdeboda.
CasZira. maros adgoma da facifuci arc gaugia, arc Zukas bolos viTomc saxe gaumkacrda.
RafRafi, gamvlel naxirs rom aSinebda, arc xbos zmuili, _ geyofa, Tavs nu gaxvedi!
ZuZus burCna rom ewada, arc qaTmebis kriaxi... marTali ase iolad ver cxreboda, akankalebul
efro gamobrZanda aivanze, gaxeda mzian ezogare- xels ar uSvebda. zita wamoiwia, ukan, alages miRma Caxta
mos da gakvirvebulma SeuZaxa: da Rilebis Sekvras Seudga.
_ ade, Zilisgudav, gakeTda qveyana! _ daukrefavSi ki nu gadaZvrebi!
adga, ezoSi Cavida, pirze civi wyali Seisxa, magram _ zita! _ xma gaebzara marTalis. _ modi, colad
Tavs kvlav buranSi grZnobda. dabneuli mimodioda. ma- wamomyevi!

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_ ih, _ gadaikiskisa zitam, _ coli ara, is ar gin- orRobis bolos `sevistranma~ gaiara, qalaqisak-
da! suleli xom ar ggonivar? en gaaqrola.
Setrialda da gaiqca. sanam gaqreboda, moixeda, _ droa, Cvenc Sin davbrundeT, gamocdebi kars
xeli dauqnia: mogvadga! _ ganacxada efrom...
_ jer tuCze rZe ar SegSrobia!
marTali Robes eca, undoda, gadevneboda, magram
am dros maros xma moesma: 39
_ ai, Sen, Turme, sada xar!
marTalis sircxvilis mwvave grZnobam TaviT fex- qveynierebis matarebeli marTlac ise midioda,
amde dauara. sabednierod, maros araferi SeuniSnavs da marTalis aravin ekiTxeboda. lestambe Sexvda, Tolo-
ymawvilis mRelvareba arafrad Caugdia. raia. xelSi pasporti eWira. pasportiani kaci ukve moqa-
saRamos geronti gadmovida. yalioni gaawyo, am laqea da marTalim dakaceba miuloca.
qveynisa da im qveynis ambebs miswvda. uceb daagdo, xval _ mivdivar! _ SeTqmuliviT Tvali Caukra les-
Cemi Svili Camodis, zita qalaqs unda waiyvanoso. amas rom tambem.
laparakobda, marTalis uyurebda. ymawvili awrialda, _ saiT?
TiTqos jorkoze eklebi amoizardao. _ ruseTSi, saswavleblad!
_ Tvalsa da xels Sua daizardnen bavSvebi! _ marTali da efro wuTis win Camovidnen `sevistra-
SeniSna marom. nidan~. efros xeljoxi eWira, marTali ki sxvadasxva
_ male Cems marTalisac SevrTav cols, xom unda zomis CanTebiTa da fuTebiT iyo datvirTuli, radgan
moveswro Toduebis gvarjiSis gamgrZelebels! _ brZa- marom blomad gamoatana sagzali.
na efrom. _ ra unda gamoxvide? _ zrdilobisaTvis ikiTxa.
ufrosebma Caicines. marTali ver isvenebda, guli _ es `sekretia~! _ TiTi aswia lestambem. _ Sen-
ukankalebda. vaiTu geronti miuxvda farul zraxvebs, Tan dasamali ra maqvs, magram Tqma ar SeiZleba da...
axla ki aniSnebs, qalebTan dagindob, Torem yuri unda _ erTi es miTxari, _ marTalis karga xania es
agiwios kacmao... kiTxva TavSi utrialebda, _ is stumari, TqvenTan rom
is Rame TeTrad gaaTena. ra dros egeebiao, _ fiq- vnaxe, marTlac lavrenti iyo?
robda, _ cxovreba aiwewao. eger didi stalini mokvda lestambem Tvali ganze waiRo, enis wveri tuCebze
da kacma ar icis, omi rodis gaCaRdeba... sanam me sofelSi moisva, ratomRac gaRizianda.
dros vatareb, Wilobze vgoraob, gogos vepranWebi, _ afrakad xom ara xar, imas CvenTan ra undoda!
qveynierebis matarebeli Tavisi gziT midiso... Tanac mamaCems lavrenti, xom ici, gulze ar exateboda!
nasauzmevs WiSkridan gaixeda da zita dainaxa. ma- _ aCqarda, wasasvlelad gaemzada. _ umjobesia, imaze
misTvis Caekida xeli. marom da efrom loyaze akoces. fiqrs moeSvi, viTomc ar ginaxavs! rigiTi TanamSrome-
marTalis ucxosaviT dauqnia Tavi. Sebrunda da ukan arc li iyo centridan!
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Cumad wamovidnen bebia da SviliSvili. efro nela Tavzardacemuli dahyurebda marTali gazeTs,
moabijebda, joxs eyrdnoboda. gaCerda, joxi miwas dah- asoebi gaurboda acabaca, bolos axeda ariqas, Tvali
kra da Tqva: gauswora da daaskvna:
_ raRaca gauWirda im kacs! _ ai, Turme, ra yofila!
_ vin kacs, bebia? erTmniSvnelovani pasuxi gaeca yvela mis eWvs da
_ lavrentis gauWirda raRaca, Torem es makvaran- aman Sveba mohgvara. es eWvi, CumCuma guliT rom dahqon-
cxi Toloraia gabedavda aseT sityvebs? da da stanjavda, Crdilad adgeboda stalinis naTel
_ didi ambavi! _ mxrebi aiCeCa marTalim, Tumca xatebas. amieridan goneba ganTavisuflda Savi qimeris-
lestambes siTamame marTlac gaukvirda. _ kacs vinme agan. misi kerpi, misi RvTaeba, da ara marto misi, yvela
gulze Tu ar exateba, amisaTvis SeWamen Tu ra! misi tolsworisa, ucodveli da wminda yofila. yovelive
_ vinme ki ara, lavrentis Sebeda, gulze ar exate- bneli, rac cxovrebas axlda, qveynis am gamyidvelma
bao! _ urwmunod gaaqnia Tavi efrom. saflavSi Caitana.
marTali mousvenrobam Seipyro. erTi suli hqon- Cumad miaSures duru gegias. durus Tvalebi dah-
da, tvirTs rodis dayrida Sin da ZmakacebTan gaiqceo- buSteboda, namtiralevsa hgavda, anda uZiloba sWirda.
da. sofelSi yofnam, im patara maimunma, zitam, qveynis megobrebs xeli ise CamoarTva, TiTqos qelexze Sei-
ambebi gadaaviwya... zitas gamgzavrebis Semdeg xurveba yarnen da erTmaneTs samZimars eubnebiano.
gaunelda, bolos gakvirvebiT aRmoaCina, rom gogos _ ai, Turme, ra yofila! _ amanac esa Tqva.
xati mexsierebidan waSloda da misi gaxseneba sisxls ariqam ki, mudam eWvianma da Tavis eWvebSi gautex-
sulac ar umRvrevda. elma, gamoscra:
efro aivnis skamze dajda, joxi iqve miayuda da _ ar mjera me es!
Tqva: _ ra ar gjera? _ SeekiTxa duru.
_ lavrentis augad xseneba patara saqme ar aris! _ ar mjera da esaa! _ urwmunod gaaqnia Tavi da
wadi, gaikiTxe, qveyana xom ar amotrialda! koWlobiT wavida.
Turme marTlac amotrialda! marTalis yurbal- ra ar sjeroda? berias Ralati Tu stalinis wmin-
iSze eZina, amasobaSi ki bevri ram cxadi Seiqmna. ariqam danoba?
megobars cxvirwin gazeTi aufriala. SaviT TeTrze ewe- duru Sin Sebrunda, marTali ki bulvaris gzas
ra, es sazizRari naZirala, lavrenti beria imperializ- gauyva.
mis agenti aRmoCndao. stalinis erTgul TanamebrZolad qalaqi TiTqos apaTias Seepyro, SiSisagan gayur-
mohqonda Tavi, sinamdvileSi ucxouri specsamsaxurebis suliyo. quCaSi iSviaTad Canda gamvleli, yvela Sinisak-
davalebiT cdilobda xalxi da partia erTmaneTisaTvis en miiCqaroda, gadamalvas eswrafvoda... TiTqosda said-
daepirispirebina, avtoriteti gaetaxa xelmZRvaneli anRac Tavdasxmas eliano, radgan unda dasjiliyo mxare,
amxanagebisaTvis, medgari leninstalinelebisaTvis... ai, romelmac Tavis wiaRSi Sva da gazarda socializmis
ratom xdeboda amdeni usamarTloba, ai, vin atyuebda mteri, aqamde rom megobaris niRabs atarebda.
ioseb stalins, vin Crida joxs socializmis borblebSi!

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kinoTeatrTan vava zarquas waawyda. ufro daCia- kacma horizonts xeli moavlo, TiTqos sivrce
vebuli moeCvena, isedac fernakluli mTlad gacreci- moxvetao.
liyo. `me am wiaRSi davibade! Cveni xalxi mcirea, magram
fexi moinacvla, amoRerRa: niWieri. zogierTi eri asi milionia, magram miwas amZi-
_ gaige? asec megona! mebs, raki erT yalibSi Camosxmulsa hgvanan. Cven ki, ram-
marTalim araferi upasuxa, gaSorda. saocaria, denica varT, imdenni marTlaca varT. aq qristec SeiZle-
kviriT adre im kacis saxeli saqveynod quxda da casa ba daibados da satanac... da yvela sxvac, vinc amaT Soris
swvdeboda, axla ki adamiani ver moinaxa, sityviT mainc moTavsdeba...~
gamoqomageboda, TanagrZnoba gamoexata. marTalim kacs Tvali gauswora, grZelma mono-
fexebma TavisiT miiyvana macxovrisgoris Ziram- logma SiSi gaunela.
de. aixeda, maRal postamentze stalini idga. mze dah- `Tqven? TviTon Tqven saiTkena xarT?~
yurebda, misi sxivebi Tavze Saravands hqmnida. monumen- kaci erTxans dumiliT Semohyurebda, TiTqos pa-
tisagan gadmofenili Crdili Sors ganfeniliyo da ymaw- suxs woniso. pensneze sxivis anarekli abrWyvialda da
vils Seamcivna. Tvalebis gamometyveleba aRara Canda... mere kvarcxl-
nela, mZimed Seudga kibes. vin erekeboda? vin aZa- beks xeli Seaxo, maRla, monuments axeda.
lebda? TviTonac ar icoda, ra Zalas ahyavda zeviT, ra `me am kvarcxlbekis erTi lodi var, gamoacli da
izidavda... es monumenti CamoSvavdeba!~
naxevramde rom miaRwia, moixeda. `es lodebi saflavis qvebia!~ _ xma aukankalda
qalaqi TiTqos dacarieldao, xma, bgera iqidan ver marTalis.
aRwevda. albaT mereTma ukeTesi drois molodinSi Tavi `gza samoTxisaken ucodvelTa ConCxebiTaa mofe-
moimkvdaruna, cdilobda TvalSi aravis SesCxeroda, Ta- nili!~ _ Tqva kacma, kvarcxlbeks Caekra da TiTqos zed
visi arseboba daeviwyebina uxilavi mtrisaTvis, romlis mieSritao, gaqra.
arseboba moazrebulic ar hqonda. marTalim nabiji ukanukan gadadga. gaqceva ver
gaurkveveli SiSiT guldamZimebulma gza ganagr- ikadra, magram swrafad ki gaSorda im adgils...
Zo da kibes Tavze rom moeqca, moSorebiT, kvarcxlbek-
Tan kaci dainaxa. 40
emcnaura... rac uaxlovdeboda, gakvirvebac da Si-
Sic uZlierdeboda da guli Zalumad ucemda. _ asec megona! _ Tqva vava zarquam kinoTeatrTan.
kacma moixeda. pirmrgvali iyo, meloti, oqros ra egona vavas ase? is, rom beria moRalate yofila
pensne ekeTa. da did belads ugana, Tu is, rom igi iyo erTi lodi kvar-
`daijere?~ _ Caicina. cxlbekisa, gamoacli da monumentic CamoSvavdeba!.. es
marTali Soriaxlo gaCerda. grZnobda, muxlebi kiTxvebi maSin daibada marTalis TavSi, roca vava ukve
ekeceboda. ver SeZlebda pasuxis gacemas... albaT winaswarmetyve-
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arsebobas da amitom aCqarda, ar isurva misTvis Tavzar- xalxi mWidrod idga, yvelani win gasvlas cdi-
damcem momavals dalodeboda... an iqneb xafangSi igrZno lobdnen, Tan erTmaneTs ekiTxebodnen:
Tavi da gamosavali sxva veraferi ipova... _ ra xdeba? ratom SevCerdiT? vin gagvaCera?
ymawvilebi im dRes karg gunebaze iyvnen. mereTis sameulma sxvaze metad iyoCaRa, idayvebi energiu-
erTaderT umaRles saswavlebelSi, pedinstitutis fi- lad aamuSaves, yayansa da Cxubs yuri ar ugdes da sxvebze
lialSi Cairicxnen. komkavSirul sameuls raionuli mas- win rom gaZvrnen, milicias gadaeyarnen.
Stabis saxeli miuZRoda win da studentur wignakebs xidze gardigardmo manqana eyena. napiris gaswvri-
veravin daamadlida. vac Camomwkrivebuliyvnen, raTa vinme cnobismoyvare
Senobidan gamosulebma maRla aixedes. cargvalze CxeriaSi fexdafex ar gasuliyo.
mwveli, Semawuxebeli mnaTobi ekida. cas silurje aklda, bikenti milicielebTan idga, gankargulebebs
uferuli pirbade ahfenoda da haeri daxuTuliyo. iZleoda, mere brbosken moixeda da xeli aswia.
_ bikenti Toloraia mTlad gacofda Turme! _ _ moqalaqeno, iseTi araferi xdeba, gvacaleT
Cailaparaka gamvlelma. muSaoba! daiSaleniT, aba, daiSaleniT!
_ ho, gadairia! _ Seepasuxa meore da fexaCqare- misi sityva yurad ar iRes, daSlas aravin apirebda.
biT wavidnen. uceb ymawvilebs mohkra Tvali da TiTiT moixmo:
ymawvilebma erTmaneTs gadaxedes. mereTis cxel _ Sen, Sen da Sen!
haerSi SiSnarevi Wori dafarfatebda da pirvelma ariqam marTali, duru da ariqa brbos moSordnen.
iynosa: _ wamodiT, dagvexmareT!
_ Zamikoebo, raRaca xdeba, mgonia! `vilisSi~ Casxdnen da mokle manZili goris Ziram-
_ TavSi yovelTvis moCvenebebi gaqvs! _ udar- de wamSi gairbines.
delad Seepasuxa duru. _ es ra gviqna, kaco, vava zarquam? _ wamoiZaxa bi-
_ a, uyureT! kentim da pirisaxeze xelebi ise Camoisva, TiTqos sizm-
quCaSi gamofenil moqalaqeTa umravlesoba erTi ris gandevnas lamobso.
mimarTulebiT, macxovrisgorisaken mieSureboda. manqana mowyvetiT gaCerda da bikenti Camoxta.
_ zogi iqiT midis, zogi aqeT! _ ixtibari ar gai- ymawvilebs Tvalebi gauSterdaT da Camosvla Seagvian-
texa durum. daT. gons pirvelad ariqa moego, Zmakacebs Soris iyo
_ Sen saiTac ginda, wadi, me ki axali ambis gasage- CaWyletili da orives mujluguni uTavaza, CadiT, nu
bad mivdivar! _ Tqva ariqam da koWlobiT daadga gzas. ayovnebTo.
megobrebic mihyvnen, fexs auCqares. kibis dasawyisSi, moednis gaswvriv stalinis did-
Cxeriis xidTan mozrdili brbo Seyriliyo. aqe- roni portretebi daemwkrivebina vavas, rva tilo erT
dan, cxadia, mxolod zurgebi Canda da yovel wuTs axal- mxares da rvac _ meores... erTgan belads ubralo sal-
axali cnobismoyvareni ematebodnen. daTuri Sineli ecva, meoregan generalisimusis mundiri,
_ win gavZvreT! mesame suraTze savarZelSi ijda, sxvagan morze, baRis
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Si, mavzoleumis tribunaze... welzeviT daxatuli tra- yovlisSemZlea... vava zarqua yvelas adamiani egona, masSi
diciuli portretebi, standartulad erTi asakis amsa- ki erTguli qofaki cxovrobda... da es qofaki ukanasknelad
xvelni... ager, stalins mamlakati Cauxutebia, ager kre- uerTgulebs patrons, macxovrisgoris maRal ferdobs
iseris gembanze dgas, niavi mazaris kalTas ufrialebs... gadaaqcevs beladis muzeumad...
ager, tuSinos sahaero parads adevnebs Tvals... mTeli Rame imuSava albaT vava zarquam. TiToTi-
_ ra ubedurebaa! _ sasowarkveTiT amoioxra bi- Tod, martodmartom gadmozida, saTanado adgili miuCina
kentim. – neta vin amoatanina amdeni, marto xom ver Se- yovel axal nivTs... amisaTvis xom asjer mainc unda asuliyo
Zlebda! kibeze, iqneb asormocdaaTjer... mere gariJraJma
kibeze Ziridan Tavamde yovel meore safexurze mouswro, ukanasknelad gadaxeda jer kidev mZinare
TiTo stalini idga. TabaSiris, brinjaosi, marmarilos qalaqs da maSin...
skulpturebi, sxvadasxva zomis biustebi... gimnazielis aq marTalis fiqrTa mdinareba jebirs waawyda. am
asakidan zrdasrulobamde... zomieri sididis ferweru- ambavs ver mouZebna logikuri bolo, damagvirgvinebeli
li tiloebi, grafikuli namuSevrebi... xis kunZi, belads ram... neta sad gaqra TviTon vava? kibis pirvel safexur-
rom Camohgavs... qoTanSi amosuli kaktusi, esec stalins Tan xom unda daxvedroda pirvel stumrebs?
mimgvanebuli... _ sad damemaleba, vaswavli Wkuas! _ iqadneboda
kibes Seuyvnen bikenti, ymawvilebi da ramdenime bikenti da marTalis gaunaTda:
`TanamSromeli~... _ vava albaT zeviT gvelodeba, oRond avCqar-
_ gamofena Tu undoda, vin uSlida! _ brazobda deT, Torem gviani iqneba!
bikenti. _ es ki politikur provokacias hgavs da pasux- ra hqonda mxedvelobaSi? Tu vava zeviT icdida,
sac vagebinebT... mTeli qalaqis salaparako gavxdiT! sadRa gaiqceoda? am kibis garda, sxva ra gza adioda mac-
`TanamSromlebi~ Tavs uqnevdnen, ymawvilebi ki xovrisgoraze? mere, roca yvelaferi gairkva, gaocebul-
dumdnen. erTi kacis nairsaxeobaSi iyo raRac SemaZrwu- ma hkiTxa bikentim, winaswar ra icodio. marTalim mxrebi
nebeli, danaSaulebrivi, zneobis uarmyofi, Tumca amaT aiCeCa, winaswar arc araferi vicodio.
jerac ver gaeazrebinaT, ratom ar unda moswonebodaT zeda moednis parapetze stalinis portretebiani
sayvareli beladis xatTa simravle... xaliCa da naqsovi fardagi iyo gadmofenili.
`rogor moaxerxa es vavam?~ _ ekiTxeboda marTa- bolo safexuridan mimoixedes da moedani carie-
li Tavis Tavs. li moeCvenaT.
warmoidgina Ramis suraTi: vava zarquas vnebani... kideze, maRal kvarcxlbekze brinjaos beladi id-
ga da qalaqs mWmunvared gadahyurebda.
kerpis msaxureba... ZaRli, romelsac patroni moukvda
_ eger, vava! _ wamoiZaxa ariqam.
da saflavze ymuis... martosuli, oTx kedelSi rom aris
kvarcxlbekze xis kibe miedga da zed asuliyo.
gamomwyvdeuli da yoveli mxridan aseuli stalini Semo-
bawris bolo beladis Cibuxs moaba vavam, Tavi mar-
hyurebs... mis tvinSi adgili ar rCeba sxva ramisaTvis, iq
yuJSi gayo.
SiSi gabatonebula, survili, daemalos am moyurade
_ ehei! _ xeli dauqnia mosulebs, kibes wixli hkra
Tvalebs... kaci Seuracxadi xdeba, Seuracxadi adamiani
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duru da marTali adgils mowydnen, TiTqos gaf- megrul-qarTuli
rindneno...
vava xrotinebda, piri daeRo da ena gadmoegdo.
uceb bawari moZvra Cibuxs, vava Zirs wamovida da
biWebs xelebSi Cauvarda. gv. 5. `SqviT noemberq mu miRuni rac Svidma noemberma moitana,
qvafenilze daawvines, bawari Seuxsnes. vagaWyordu moxandes, ar daaviwydeba mSromels,
haeri xarbad CaisunTqa vavam... piri sazarlad da- arwiviSi mangioro arwivis nacvlad
eRo da yelidan stvena amosdioda... CaquC-magana doxantes.~ CaquCi da namgali daxates.
TandaTan dawynarda, sunTqva dauamda, TiTqos mi-
iZinao... gv. 8. `utuSi jariSi goluafiro...~ `utus jars venacvale...~
moulodnelad Tvali daaWyita da Caxrinwuli, igulisxmeba utu miqavas laSqari. utu Todua, `marTaliad~
ugvani xmiT amRerda himnis sityvebiT: wodebuli, ajanyebis erT-erTi beladi iyo.
_ qveyanas miec diidi stalini, xaalxTa monobis
damamxobeli... gv. 9. `bJa dia re Cqimi, `mze dedaa Cemi,
dida _ muaCqimi...~ mTvare _ mamaCemi...~

gv. 25. `yazayiSi~ _ glexis.


gv. 26. `JinosquaSi~ _ aznauris.
gv. 77. `osur-patoni~ _ qalbatono.
gv. 100. `osuri~ _ qalo.

gv. 109. `vava, baba, amdRa dopiluna, baba!~ vaime, mama!.. dRes
momklaven, mama!
gv. 194. `Cqimi sqvami saqorTuos Cvens lamaz saqarTveloSi
mafSaliefq dikaTesi, bulbulebi Seiyarnen,
staliniS oZirafuSa stalinis mosanaxuleblad
moskoviSa midarTes, na...~ moskovSi gafrindnen, na...

gv. 305_306.
`si qouli, bata, sad midixar, bata,
ma domitalenqo?~ me mtoveb?
`gurs genia montebulsu gulze cecxlSemonTebuls
vaSembralenqo?~ ar Semibraleb?
`Wofil voreq, Tokil voreq, daWerili var, SeboWili var
vagomitalenqo?~ aRar gamiSvebT?

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gv. 374. `Cqin beria Teq vareno, Cveni beria xom iq aris,
iro Tquans simarTlesi, mudam simarTles ambobs
munafasu faCunsu du Rrublebs fantavs da
moZirana sinaTles, na... sinaTles gviCvenebs...
gv. 377. `margali koCi~ _ megreli kaci.
gv. 378. `arT yorofil maT qopunsi, erTi Seyvarebuli meca myavs,
gurSa mixutoluans, na...~ gulSi Camixutebs,
`si soTini midurquni, Sen sadme Tu waxvedi,
Sxvasi qixutoluansi, na...~ sxvas Caixutebs...
`qianas koCi goWyorduni, qveynad mamakaci Tu gawyda,
ukuli mogigonuansi, na...~ mere moagondebi...
gv. 379. `yorofili aka punsu, Seyvarebuli erTi myavs,
qumoZirun aka wunsu...~ netav manaxva erT wams...
`yorofili Jiri punsu, Seyvarebuli ori myavs,
Jirixolo jgiri punsu...~ oriveni kargi myavs...
gv. 380. `yorofili viTi punsu, Seyvarebuli aTi myavs,
TeT punsu do TiTi punsu...~ esec myavs da isic myavs...
gv. 385. `arT gitara qomuCuni, erTi gitara momca,
sofeli domilinuuni, sofeli momavlevina,
sqani do Cqimi guriS Wua Seni da Cemi gulistkivili
leqso qomibiruuni, na... leqsad mamRera, na...
gv. 386. `Cqimi Conguri tumu-tumu, Cemi Conguri tum-tumi
ganaTlebas qumurTumu, ganaTleba mosula,
koleqtivSa miSebli do koleqtivSi Sevedi da
unarRebu Rumus bWkumu!..~ dauyvedrebel Romsa vWam!..
gv. 393. `koleqtivi jgiri, mara koleqtivi kai, magram
mu re aTe zacia~. ra aris es `zacia~.

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